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A coordinated network of fake accounts posed as Sikh personas to promote the Indian Govt, nationalism & label Sikh activists as terrorists.
They claimed they were #RealSikhs, but were far from it. News on our investigation: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… Here is an explainer thread👇
They claimed they were #RealSikhs, but were far from it. News on our investigation: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… Here is an explainer thread👇
What we know is that their aims were to label Sikh political interests as extremist, stoke cultural tensions within India & overseas & promote the Indian Govt.
So WHO are the #RealSikhs?
WHAT was their aim?
And HOW did they attempt to distort perceptions?
So WHO are the #RealSikhs?
WHAT was their aim?
And HOW did they attempt to distort perceptions?
First, WHO were these accounts trying to be and what did they look like?
The accounts were well-curated. They had relatively high follower numbers & were very active.
The personas were replicated across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The accounts were well-curated. They had relatively high follower numbers & were very active.
The personas were replicated across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
