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(Search results - 6)Fact CheckMay 13, 2020, 7:59 PM IST
Fact Check: Ladakh’s Twitter handle changed to Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh (U.T)?
Press Information Bureau (PIB) alerted users about the fake account and tagged two official handles of the Ladakh administration.
EntertainmentApr 23, 2019, 1:29 PM IST
IndiaMar 6, 2019, 4:01 PM IST
Fake social media accounts with IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's name spread Pakistan’s propaganda
These fake social media handles were also carrying his pictures and personal details in the bio. Some of the fake accounts also got thousands of followers within a few hours of creating them.
WorldOct 27, 2018, 6:57 PM IST
Facebook pulls down 80 more accounts of Iranian, Russian origin for posting political memes
After wiping out 652 fake accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" that originated in Iran and Russia, Facebook has now removed 80 more accounts for posting politically-charged memes.
NewsAug 23, 2018, 8:36 PM IST
WorldAug 1, 2018, 1:47 PM IST
US mid-term polls: Facebook removes 32 fake accounts that attempted to influence voters
Though the world's biggest social media network has not yet attributed the accounts to any group, it says the campaign does bear some resemblance to the propaganda campaign allegedly run by Russia's Internet Research Agency (IRA) in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election