News > Israel-Hamas war: Verified users behind 74% of most viral fake claims
Israel-Hamas war: Verified users behind 74% of most viral fake claims
Mangalorean | 21/10/2023 11:30 PM | Click to read full article
During the first week of the Israel-Hamas conflict (Oct 7-14), US-based for-profit organisation NewsGuard analysed the 250 most-engaged posts (likes, reposts, replies, and bookmarks) that promoted one of 10 prominent false or unsubstantiated narratives relating to the war. The results revealed that 186 out of these i.e. 74% were posted by Blue badge accounts verified by X (formerly Twitter).
