The network — dubbed Endless Mayfly — circulated untrue articles seeking to advance narratives critical of Saudi Arabia, the US and Israel.
An annotated screengrab of an untrue story, provided by research group Citizen Lab as an example of a coordinated disinformation campaign.uncovered a vast disinformation network which they say is being backed by Iran.
The researchers say it"spreads falsehoods and amplifies narratives critical of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel."The authors published"divisive content" on copycat news websites, often with names that imitated legitimate news websites, such as"Bloomberq," or the"The Indepnedent," the researchers said.
Citizen Lab said that a the people behind the posts also made fake social media profiles to spread the posts, some of which went as far as sending messages to journalists and activists whom they hoped would repost the material, lending it legitimacy. She tried to lure him to share a fake news article about Israel, posted on a website purporting to be linked to Harvard University.Citizen Lab"They will never stop," Al-Ahmed told the Associated Press."They think a hot girl can lure me."
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