More importantly, 10 million people saw them, SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says Russia-linked advertising that sought to sway the U.S. presidential election. your link .. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/10/02/facebook-hire-1-000-monitor-ads-after-russia-election-meddling/723507001/ and Hillary only won the popular vote by some 2.9 million.