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Indian Army Propaganda Spread by 1.4K AI-Powered Social Media Accounts
For three years now, more than a thousand social media accounts have been reposting the same pro-India, anti-Pakistan content on Facebook and X.
Researchers from NewsGuard connected at least 500 Facebook and 904 X accounts together, which have been posting, reposting, and commenting on content intended to spread favor for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration in India, The content also routinely casts aspersions on China, the Maldives, Bangladesh (following the popular ousting of its former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina), and, of course, Pakistan. The fake profiles all added cookie-cutter commentary: "The Indian Army — A symbol of national strength that deters aggression"; "Every soldier’s story, a legacy of bravery passed down through time"; and "General Dwivedi — A leader who values transparency and accountability. "Until a clear connection linking them to a campaign is established, many users dismiss these influence operations accounts as minor," explains Abu Qureshi, threat intelligence lead of BforeAI.
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