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Dec 18, 2021, 6 tweets

Right Wing trolls create Fake accounts with a fake Muslim name by using a random Muslim guys pic with a beard. Tweet is made viral by RTing and sharing it on other platforms by RW Influencial trolls.

Screenshots of the fake twitter account is then circulated on different platforms like whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook with different languages.

The fake twitter account @maulanaUfkani was earlier active as @HumorLessHarm which was promoted by several RW trolls.

Date user id ( in this case it is - 1331645407865184266) is unique, it doesn't change even if the handle name is changed. As seen below. It's same for both account names.

Yes many on twitter can easily understand that it's a fake account. Many even RT despite knowing it's by a fake account. But people on other platforms don't know, They think, It's actually done by some a Muslim Maulana. Most of them don't even know how to verify.

Here is the latest example. BJP Delhi spokesperson @TajenderBagga promotes this tweet by a Fake account run by Right Wing troll. He knows his followers will use the screenshot to share it on different platforms with similar misleading claims targetting Muslim community.

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