The German Foreign Ministry has uncovered a massive Russian-led disinformation campaign on Twitter. Over 50,000 fake accounts have been used to disseminate over 1 million German-language posts, criticizing Olaf Scholz's government for its support of Ukraine and handling of refugees. These posts have been linked to efforts to stir up public discontent, including the recent farmers' strikes, as reported by Der Spiegel.
In 2017 I took part in a small project that looked at Russian disinformation in Germany. We wrote a report. Could not get anyone in Berlin interested. Now the German FM finally got interested - and found thousands of fake pro-Russian accounts on Twitter https://t.co/aCJYdYv8v6
NEWS: The German government has allegedly uncovered a network of 50,000 fake accounts on X spreading pro-Russian messages. Last month, the accounts reportedly sent over 1 million German-language posts, mostly criticizing the 🇩🇪 government's handling of Ukraine and refugees https://t.co/LQHyBJ187q
Germany blames Russia for farmers' strikes 🤦 In the wake of farmers' strikes, German media reports that Russia is actively spreading fake news on social media. Der Spiegel claims that more than 50,000 fake user accounts have been detected on Ix. Experts say the Russians are…
The long, abhorrent history of the use of antisemitism in Kremlin disinformation and propaganda is in overdrive today as Putin’s regime seeks to escape responsibility for Russia’s war against Ukraine. More in the latest @TheGEC report. https://t.co/ty8Xp5U0FW
German MFA uncovers massive Russia-led disinformation campaign here on X. The main point of attack is German aid to Ukraine. Large part of the campaign now operates automatically https://t.co/AtFGCjClTa
main message of > 1 million fake twitter/x accounts in germany: olaf scholz’s govt neglecting germans by helping ukraine https://t.co/f7sEVeoZNH
#Germany has uncovered a major “pro-Russian disinformation campaign” using thousands of fake accounts on X to try and stir anger at Berlin’s support for Ukraine, a media report says. https://t.co/Fk0r0ZlHV1
German foreign ministry concerned about extensive Russian disinformation on Twitter (X) 🤥 https://t.co/4Ku7z4F3CM
Russian disinformation campaigns are focusing more on southern Europe and developing nations in a bid to undermine support for Ukraine, a senior Swedish official says https://t.co/0sVEotorxO