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Defense Ministry reports coordinated fake account campaign on Facebook

Security. Photo: armradio.am, cropped
Photo: armradio.am, cropped

According to Defense Ministry spokesperson Aram Torosyan, fake accounts have been created on Facebook in a coordinated manner in recent days. According to the ministry, they tried to influence public opinion in the comments on the official pages of the minister and the ministry, and then posted polls in various groups. The spokesperson published screenshots and said that those behind the fake accounts will not manage to hide for long.

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  1. Ararat News (Balanced)
  2. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  3. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  4. 24news.am (Opposition)
  5. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  6. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  7. Panorama (Opposition)
  8. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  9. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  10. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  11. 1in.am (Balanced)

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