Israeli researchers - hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 1, 2019 / 8:58 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Israeli researchers - hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Israeli researchers said on Monday they had discovered a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts that promoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attacked his political rivals, a week before a national election.
No direct connection had been found between the network and Netanyahu or his right-wing Likud party, said the report by the researchers, who described their work as part of a project aimed at ridding social networks of manipulative practices.
Opinion polls show Netanyahu and his main challenger, centrist candidate Benny Gantz, locked in a close race ahead of the April 9 election.
Researchers Noam Rotem and Yuval Adam said fake names were used in more than 150 accounts in the network and hundreds more might also be bogus. They described the research as independent.
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