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A fake political group that recruited a real candidate in Montana got banned on Facebook

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Fake political group called Patriots Run Project tried to recruit Americans to run for office.

Social network Meta uncovered 124 fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups.

It's not clear exactly who was behind the bizarre campaign.

The group was successful in recruiting one Montana man for Congress , but it's unclear if he interacted with the group.

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68

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64

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38

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semi-formal

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English

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68

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short-lived

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