Twitter bans 200 fake Russian accounts, identifies RT’s role in US elections

According to Twitter, Russia and other post-Soviet states have been a primary source of automated and spammy content on Twitter for many years.

"Content that violates our rules with respect to automated accounts and spam can have a highly negative effect on user experience, and we have long taken substantial action to stem that flow," it added.

International News, Technology Facebook is also facing intense fake news scrutiny after disclosing the details about the presence of Russian political ads worth $100,000 on its platform during the presidential election.

After an extensive legal and policy review, the social media giant announced that it would share 3,000 Russian ads with Congressional investigators.

Facebook and Google have also been summoned to testify before the US Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Russia meddling into US election.