Facebook revealed last week that it had recently removed more than 600 accounts for their connection to an alleged pro-Trump conspiracy theory website, claiming the efforts involved numerous instances of "fake identities" and "fake behavior."

The social media giant said the accounts were connected to the Epoch Times, a major pro-Trump newspaper known to spend significant amounts of money on advertising in support of the president. Facebook said the runners of the accounts were Vietnamese nationals posing as Americans. The parent company of the Epoch Times, known as Epoch Media, reportedly spent nearly $10 million on advertising across a series of pages deactivated by Facebook last week.

The effort involved the accounts, which outwardly appeared to be those of everyday American citizens, pushing pro-Trump, anti-impeachment messages.

Facebook compared the effort to that of "state actors."

? Social media companies often seek to suspend and ban foreign agents from deceptive activity on their networks. Last week, Twitter announced that it had suspended 5,900 accounts associated with "state-backed information operations" from Saudi Arabia.