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Investigating Information Operations in West Papua: A Digital Forensic Case Study of Cross-Platform Network Analysis | bellingcat

A new open source investigation has analysed a well-funded and co-ordinated social media campaign aimed at distorting the truth about events in the restive Indonesian province of Papua has been operating on major social media platforms, and identified those likely to be responsible.

The disinformation network was initially discovered when I captured data over a five-day period in September. When I looked at the accounts posting the content, I noticed something very odd.

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Source: bellingcat – Investigating Information Operations in West Papua: A Digital Forensic Case Study of Cross-Platform Network Analysis – bellingcat