Reuters, 2017: "Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.

Russia-based operatives published some eighty million posts on Facebook (Reuters) over a two-year period in an attempt to influence U.S. politics, reaching an estimated 126 million Americans, the social media company said Monday.

Reuters, 2017: "Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.

Russia-based operatives published some eighty million posts on Facebook (Reuters) over a two-year period in an attempt to influence U.S. politics, reaching an estimated 126 million Americans, the social media company said Monday.