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Data Scientist/Musician/Participant in the General Confusion @trutherbotprop Resist autocracy and research/counter disinformation. I serve the realm.

Sep 26, 2020, 5 tweets

These Twitter accounts sure have a lot in common:

• recent creation dates
• @-name is a first name + 8 digits
• display name is random noun or adjective
• link to Instagram/Facebook page matching display name
• bio is a saying/aphorism

cc: @ZellaQuixote

We found a total of 80 accounts that fit the pattern, created between August 31st and September 21st, 2020. All are low volume and mostly tweet via Mobile Web (M2), with occasional tweets sent via Twitter Web App.

There doesn't appear to be any particular pattern to the content of Instagram and Facebook pages. Some are empty or don't exist, some are random small accounts, and some are major influencers.

Do these accounts repeat tweets? Oh yes they do, with celebrities and entertainment being the primary topics. The same is true of the majority of the accounts they most frequently retweet.

As is common with spammy networks, these accounts use stolen profile pics, and in some cases use the same pic on more than one account (@Kenneth16730717 and @Lance81428833, for example).

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