Researcher
Verified Disinformation: How X Profits From the Rise of a Pro-Kremlin Network
Documented a network of about 530 inauthentic X accounts that doubled over five months and used paid verification to amplify Kremlin-aligned propaganda in six languages, posting roughly 16,000 times between June and October 2024 to EU audiences, with X monetising the Doppelganger-linked operation.
By Aleksandra Atanasova, Riccardo Giannardi and Pelin Ünsal
