Thread by @APF_Ind

Huge amount of 'Fake news' & 'misinformation' has been unleashed on the recent Tripura incident.

AGENDA
➡️Disturb communal harmony
➡️Malign India's image abroad
➡️Damage India's interest in Middle east & elsewhere

A thread 🧵(1/8)

Lets unravel the modus operandi

Step 1: The RUMOR MONGERS

Small accounts (mostly fake) share unrelated photos and videos from elsewhere to claim largescale violence in the state (2/8)

Step 2: THE AMPLIFIERS

Large social media accounts share these fake news. News gains traction, reach across India & abroad. News channels pick up the news, International media chips in. (3/8)

Step 3: INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCERS

Appeals are made to international anti-India critics like @LadyVelvet_HFQ @cjwerleman @civil_siraj etc.
Fake news is spread to sabotage India's friendly relation with Gulf countries.

Conspiracy is to make India's interest suffer (4/8)

Step 4: HASHTAG TREND

Hashtags like #TripuraMuslimsunderAttack, #SaveTripuraMuslims, #StopAttackingTripuraMuslims, #TripuraRiots, #TripuraViolence etc. are trended to amplify the reach.

Interestingly, contributions were made from countries like US, Kuwait, Pakistan etc. (5/8)

However, only a miniscule number of tweets were done from Tripura.

Eg - Out of 50K tweets done on #SaveTripuraMuslims, only 30 were done from Tripura. More than 13K tweets were done from abroad. (6/8)

Final Step: FOREIGN Agencies & MEDIA groups

To give legitimacy to the rumors, big organizations like USCIRF and media channels like BBC, Washington posts are brought in. (7/8)

CONCLUSION

Systematic social media campaign is being run against India. Target is to destroy communal harmony and plunge India into chaos.

We need to remain vigilant. (8/8)