Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

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Last Thursday, Congress released 3,500 Facebook ads planted by Russian operatives who planned to create divisions among Americans in the year leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

To the average Facebook user, the ads - paid for by the Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency (IRA) - weren't easily distinguishable from the rest. Some were directly about the election, but most of the ads were more subtle, created to appeal to people's race, religion, or other aspects of their personal lives.

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In October, the House Intelligence Committee Democrats shared a handful of the ads with the public. This time, it released all of the ads that ran on Facebook and Instagram from June 2015 to August 2017, to give Facebook users a more comprehensive look at the ads they've been hearing about for almost a year.

Here are some of the ads Russians created on Facebook, specifically in the week leading up to the election:

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A few ads were very clearly political. A common thread was to encourage groups of voters to cast their ballots for a third-party candidate, or simply not vote at all.

A few ads were very clearly political. A common thread was to encourage groups of voters to cast their ballots for a third-party candidate, or simply not vote at all.

Cost: $7.54

Impressions 8,498

Clicks: 584

Creation date: 11/8/16

Many of the ads released by the House Intelligence Committee Democrats specifically targeted African-American voters.

Many of the ads released by the House Intelligence Committee Democrats specifically targeted African-American voters.

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 18,888

Clicks:1,635

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $4.87

Impressions 31,096

Clicks:3,516

Creation date: 11/3/16

Other posts were less obviously about the election — perhaps a bid to build legitimacy for the pages created by the Russian troll farm.

Other posts were less obviously about the election — perhaps a bid to build legitimacy for the pages created by the Russian troll farm.

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 43,022

Clicks: 6,981

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.20

Impressions 18,656

Clicks: 1,918

Creation date: 11/1/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $9.19

Impressions 666

Clicks: 25

Creation date: 11/2/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.49

Impressions 31,308

Clicks: 3,704

Creation date: 11/1/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 152,716

Clicks: 19,558

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $3.05

Impressions 5,940

Clicks: 621

Creation date: 11/3/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $167.10

Impressions 95,896

Clicks: 6,780

Creation date: 11/8/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $4.87

Impressions 24,447

Clicks: 4,022

Creation date: 11/3/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $2.83

Impressions 1,739

Clicks: 150

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.22

Impressions 22,088

Clicks: 4,372

Creation date: 11/1/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 64,032

Clicks: 11,056

Creation date: 11/3/16

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The most common kind of ads created by the Russian troll farm were about police brutality, and the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police officers.

The most common kind of ads created by the Russian troll farm were about police brutality, and the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police officers.

Cost: $2.78

Impressions 3,201

Clicks: 273

Creation date: 11/3/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $77.73

Impressions 18,717

Clicks: 1,594

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $1.62

Impressions 1,271

Clicks: 88

Creation date: 11/7/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $19.46

Impressions 1,304

Clicks: 65

Creation date: 11/7/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 45,404

Clicks: 7,885

Creation date: 11/3/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $12.95

Impressions 9,015

Clicks: 443

Creation date: 11/1/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 36,295

Clicks: 6,656

Creation date: 11/3/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.54

Impressions 56,130

Clicks: 11,629

Creation date: 11/2/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.05

Impressions 9,402

Clicks: 326

Creation date: 11/1/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $4.49

Impressions 5,587

Clicks: 496

Creation date: 11/1/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.49

Impressions 12,398

Clicks: 1,528

Creation date: 11/1/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $8.11

Impressions 191,238

Clicks: 11,360

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $4.27

Impressions 1,953

Clicks: 190

Creation date: 11/1/16

Others seemed more promotional.

Others seemed more promotional.

Cost: $1.62

Impressions 393

Clicks: 11

Creation date: 11/3/16

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Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $6.04

Impressions 1,926

Clicks: 97

Creation date: 11/2/16

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Check out these 30 Facebook ads that were shared by Russian trolls just days before the 2016 election

Cost: $1.05

Impressions 714

Clicks: 47

Creation date: 11/2/16

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