Researchers Noam Rotem and Yuval Adam said fake names were used in more than 150 accounts to promote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one week ahead of the elections. They said hundreds more accounts might also be bogus.
Facebook said these accounts spread "sensational political content" designed to drive people to ad-laden websites outside the social media website.
Concerns are growing over the surge of Twitter profiles in Asia that bare the hallmarks of fake accounts, but Twitter says it has noticed nothing untoward.
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