Facebook says it closed over 100 pages and accounts linked to Roger Stone disinformation efforts

Social media giant Facebook announced Wednesday that it had removed over 100 pages from its servers that had reportedly been utilized by former Trump confidant Roger Stone to facilitate "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on the website. 

The company said it had identified dozens of pages allegedly used by Stone and affiliates as far back as 2016 to influence and manipulate public debate. Facebook also closed numerous personal accounts – including Stone's – involved in that effort. 

The pages came to light following the public release of warrants related to special counsel Robert Mueller's federal investigation into the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion controversy. Those warrants revealed the existence of the illicit accounts and behavior. 

Stone, a longtime friend of President Trump and an adviser to his 2016 campaign, was convicted in 2019 of lying to investigators and witness tampering, along with several other charges, following his being investigated by Mueller's special counsel. 

He is set to begin serving a 40-month prison term next week. The date of his incarceration has been pushed back several times, including in April, due to the coronavirus pandemic.