New study reveals private groups behind the 'pl*ndemic’ disinformation campaign. These groups not only coordinated a surge in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, but also "coached" citizens into fanatic activism against COVID-19 measures. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
The study found that this was driven mostly by small-reach conspiracy theorists all posting at once:
“The most influential Twitter users … appear to be either citizens or activist accounts, rather than bots”
“The most influential Twitter users … appear to be either citizens or activist accounts, rather than bots”
Also interesting:
“And the most common word in more than half of all top users' profile descriptions was “truth.” These profile descriptions often signal a search for a “hidden truth,” as if they are part of a citizen initiative to purge the world of evil actors.”
“And the most common word in more than half of all top users' profile descriptions was “truth.” These profile descriptions often signal a search for a “hidden truth,” as if they are part of a citizen initiative to purge the world of evil actors.”
Purging evil actors… ring a bell? 
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