President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the significance of Russian-bought Facebook ads, which leading lawmakers investigating election meddling have said were intended to influence last year's campaign and divide Americans.
"Keep hearing about 'tiny' amount of money spent on Facebook ads," Trump said on Twitter, before taking aim at U.S. television networks. "What about the billions of dollars of Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC & CBS?"
During a visit to Washington last week, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged that the company made mistakes during the 2016 campaign, including selling more than $100,000 in ads to a Russian company linked to the Kremlin.