[Thread] 1/Incredible, this account is showing a video (put sound on) of gunshots being fired in Qatar to support coup rumours. However, the video was clearly lifted from a Qatari account who opened the window to mock the rumours. The person then dubbed sounds of gunshots on it.
2/ Here is the original real video from @Alhamli_70 with the original audio (not gunshots). Just Alhamli saying sarcastically there are gunshots, maybe it's the birds...
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3/ The initial video being circulated of a night sky with the sound of gunshots, and voices saying 'risas? risas, wakra wakra" (trans: gunshots, gunshots?) is actually from April 2018, from near a royal palace in Riyadh. See last 8 seconds of video aljazeera.net/news/arabic/20…
4/ It should be added that one of the account that shared the doctored video is clearly a propaganda account with 60000 followers. It even has another account called "Qatar Interim Gov", which has incidentally, been suspended > @qatarinterimgov 
5/ So in the space of about half an hour, at least three of the videos being circulated to suggest there has been a coup are fake. One has doctored audio, another is from China, the other from Saudi. I'll wager most of the other videos are similar
6/ If life has taught me anything, it's don't trust an account called "Saudi journalist" who is also a medical student according to his bio has 53 tweets and 13 followers....
7/ Also, three separate accounts using the same bizarre expression of "mega unconfirmed rumours" of a potential coup in Qatar. Most people don't speak like that, let alone three ostensibly diverse account
8/ This seems to be a new one, lots of accounts taking images from Flight Radar as if to somehow prove flight activity (regardless of what it reflects) is indication of a coup. The plausible hint of OSINT to try and bolster the perceived credibility of the propaganda
9/ Very disturbing. Editor of @IndyArabia - @Adhwan -is promoting the 'Wakra' hashtag (Wakra is the place in Qatar -where gunshots 'were' reported). The top reply so far already someone trying to say that Qataris are confirming there is a coup via @Ben_Firnas
10/ Bahrain's @Alwatan_Live newspaper, with a verified account, is also spreading the fake video suggesting a coup attempt in Qatar. Bahrain has laws against spreading fake news, presumably there will be no consequence here
11/ There's obviously a predetermined narrative. One aspect of it is that Turkish troops are now involved in the matter. Obviously this is designed to inflame regional politics, as opposed to just parochial matters
12/ Update: Here is a network analysis of the hashtags, with some explanations about the sockpuppets and influential accounts involved:
