Philippines hit by surge in fake Facebook accounts

Category: Politics

Facebook is investigating reports in the Philippines of a weekend spike in the number of fake accounts on the social media platform. Users of Facebook, including students and journalists, appealed to others on the platform to report fraudulent accounts. Some users reported having as many as a dozen fake accounts -- many of them empty -- under their names. It was not immediately clear how many accounts were created. Facebook said it was looking into "reports of suspicious activity."