[Thread] - 1/ Yesterday, and in the days leading up to it, there was a strange series of identical tweets supporting the continued wearing of masks and social distancing measures. Here are a sample below: #influenceops 
2/ Below is a network graph showing the accounts in action. There was probably around 100 unique accounts repeating identical messages, most of them replying to the @politicsforali account. Many of the accounts were 'football fans'.
3/ Many of the accounts sent the same tweet multiple times, to the same account. Not clear whether it's 1) something sinister trying to stir the pot, 2) someone trying to generate artificial engagement or 3) people having a 'laugh'.
4/ Given everything we've seen on Covid19 it's possible it is some influence campaign balls up. Also there is an overlap between points 1 and 2. Influence campaigns benefit from amplified engagement.
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