Skip to content
Subscriber Only
Politics
Cybersecurity

Facebook, Twitter Can’t Find China Election Meddling Trump Claims

  • Cybersecurity firms also don’t detect Chinese interference
  • Social media giants have detected activity by Russia and Iran
Updated on

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. haven’t detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 elections, company officials said, casting doubt on claims by President Donald Trump that the Asian nation is trying to interfere.

The social media giants have reported online disinformation campaigns ahead of the Nov. 6 elections that appear to originate from Russia and Iran. But officials from both companies said they haven’t found evidence so far of such activity from China.