Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower on Facebook Data and Election Interference

Christopher Wylie, former Cambridge Analytica research director and whistleblower, testified before a British parliamentary committee on allegations that the U.K. data firm played a role in exploiting the personal data of millions of Facebook profiles to influence elections in both the U.K. and the U.S.. Mr. Wylie told committee members that “cheating” may have swayed the U.K.'s vote in favor of leaving the European Union, also known as “Brexit.” He also said that it was “categorically untrue that Cambridge Analytica has never used Facebook data.” Cambridge Analytica released a statement following the hearing, calling Mr. Wylie’s testimony “false information, speculation, and completely unfounded conspiracy theories.” close