A British non-profit that previously uncovered crimes against humanity in Myanmar as well as Chinese propaganda from fake social media handles has now exposed a coordinated plot to link India’s protesting farmers to Khalistanis through inauthentic social media posts. The report titled “Analysis of the #RealSikh Influence Operation”, published online by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), found a network of 80 fake social media accounts conducting the propaganda. CIR said that Twitter and Meta — which runs Facebook and Instagram — had suspended fake accounts it had reported to them. The fake accounts used several images of Punjabi celebrities and even a Pakistani celebrity. Food policy analyst Devinder Sharma tweeted: “Suspending these fake accounts is no solution.

Source: The Telegraph November 25, 2021 10:23 UTC