Almost 'HALF of all posts spreading coronavirus conspiracies and calling for lockdowns to end come from bot account'

A SHOCKING sixty per cent of all posts and messages on Twitter that spread misinformation on coronavirus, or calling for an end to the lockdown are automated fake accounts.

Of the top 50 influential retweeters a staggering 82 per cent are bots and of the top 1,000 retweeters, 62 per cent - around 620 - are also bots. The study found a greater number of sophisticated groups that hire firms to run bot accounts as well as a rise in bots that are now being programmed by hobbyists with too much time on their hands due to the pandemic.

Prof. Carley said that one of those agendas is to sow dissension by escalating the online debate over lifting lockdown restrictions through an organized effort to flood social media with demands to reopen the economy. "When we see a whole bunch of tweets at the same time or back to back, it's like they're timed," Carley said.

And rags like yours spreading lies and propaganda too

So you tell us

As a BOT, I'm PERSONALLY offended that fake Sun news would call me out for exposing their agenda.

No they don’t

Nah I’m thinking it’s shit rags like the sun

Mostly in The Sun

Clear the media aren’t going to hold themselves accountable for causing so much scaremongering

I am so confused, you were talking about bot accounts why putting gop voters in the background

This is a straight up lie.

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