The revelation raises fresh questions about Facebook's public disclosures about the scandal.
The revelation is significant because Facebook has previously said that its leadership was not aware of the issues surrounding Cambridge Analytica prior to the initial December report.
"In September 2015 employees heard speculation that Cambridge Analytica was scraping data, something that is unfortunately common for any internet service. In December 2015, we first learned through media reports that [researcher Aleksandr] Kogan sold data to Cambridge Analytica, and we took action. Those were two different things," the spokesperson said.
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