Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
BBC expose on Russian “troll factories” operating via TikTok:
A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC. Its videos routinely attract millions of views and have the apparent aim of undermining Western support. Users in several European countries have been subjected to false claims that senior Ukrainian officials and their relatives bought luxury cars or villas abroad after Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
(tags: tiktok russia disinformation propaganda ukraine bbc)