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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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