Social Forensics

mapping social audiences

[Social Forensics @SocialForensix]

Who Is Influencing Elon Musk?

We visualized Musk’s social graph, and here is what we found

Write-up: https://t.co/ElmVWfKrjD

Network explorer tool (explore on your own!): https://t.co/txz0ycSbuU

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Nov 2018: Highlighting how support for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) is being astroturfed https://t.co/IEucnGCD7v

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@SGhasseminejad You & Navid are cucks

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Sockpuppet/inauthentic account (@YaarGhadimi) putting in that legwork to train/manipulate grok re: sentiment of Iranians

You can read more about the Yaar account (formerly @YaarDabestaani) here https://t.co/9mitxQfKT6

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Gee, I wonder who is behind the fake followers and artificial engagement that props up @Osint613 https://t.co/LM87QbcpW2 https://t.co/j3ntMjxuFk

[Matt Burnell @mdburnell]

Time for a thread about Open Source Intelligence, Aggregation, and Foreign Influence Operations.

Yesterday the President and DoD reposted an image depicting a raging fire in Chabahar, Iran posted by an OSINT account with 1.5M followers.
https://t.co/vBiMkiMJbR

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We have mapped Elon Musk's social graph + intend on releasing this visualization tool (& brief analysis) in the near future

Here's a preview!

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Spotted: @amiretemadi's handlers 👀🧐

Link to map https://t.co/wCqERIdtjy

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We visualized @Osint613's social graph

Desktop viewing experience is strongly recommended (mobile UX for these maps simply isn't the same)

Zoom in, zoom out

Explore, have fun! https://t.co/J2zyqYLUkg https://t.co/j3ntMjxuFk

[Matt Burnell @mdburnell]

Time for a thread about Open Source Intelligence, Aggregation, and Foreign Influence Operations.

Yesterday the President and DoD reposted an image depicting a raging fire in Chabahar, Iran posted by an OSINT account with 1.5M followers.
https://t.co/vBiMkiMJbR

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The nice thing about @S_Bahraminejad's social graph is that you can very clearly identify the monarchists (including many inauthentic accounts!) vs. those who are part of the opposition, more broadly

Give it a whirl here! https://t.co/BSr8byaHWC

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Why does Hananya Naftali (@HananyaPersian) – Netanyahu's former social media advisor – follow so many inauthentic monarchist accounts? 👑👑

Explore Hananya's social graph here https://t.co/XsWSg5LOU9

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The @IDFFarsi account follows 51 accounts

The first 6 accounts it followed are: (1) @IsraelPersian (2) @RadioFarda_ (3) @AvichayAdraee (4) @IranIntl (5) @S_Bahraminejad (6) @RadioFarda_Eng

Explore @IDFFarsi's social graph here! https://t.co/TY2E1cTIGM

[Colin @ Dreamwork @colindoeswork]

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Twitter claims to take doxing seriously cc: @michaelo

In Jan 2019, my home address & that of my family members was shared by @no_itsmyturn

Since then, I have been followed & have had a family member physically attacked (report filed with NYPD) https://t.co/12s3TRuNCg

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The @IDFFarsi account follows 51 accounts:

1) Largest media concentration is Iran International (7 accounts)

2) 6 accounts are US-based (@radiojibi @Parpanchi @RezaVaisi @NewshaSaremi @S_Bahraminejad @RBehrouzDO)

3) @radiojibi & @S_Bahraminejad hv USG-funded media affiliations

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"OSINT613 (@Osint613) coordinates directly with FDD on research, particularly concerning Middle Eastern geopolitics, military developments, and tracking Iranian operations" https://t.co/j3ntMjwWPM

[Matt Burnell @mdburnell]

Time for a thread about Open Source Intelligence, Aggregation, and Foreign Influence Operations.

Yesterday the President and DoD reposted an image depicting a raging fire in Chabahar, Iran posted by an OSINT account with 1.5M followers.
https://t.co/vBiMkiMJbR

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@mdburnell Another post re: Israeli influence/information operations https://t.co/9mitxQfd3y

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@mdburnell The second account Osint613 followed was no_itsmyturn —> more on that account here https://t.co/12s3TRuNCg

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X cares about coordinated inauthentic behavior when it involves areas where Elon has invested (American AI and energy policy) https://t.co/oMnLi40b7P

[Global Government Affairs @GlobalAffairs]

The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations:

We identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts. Within this farm, we found 200 accounts posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy.

These posts contained claims that AI data centers are driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense.

We remain committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform where people debate topics of public interest. We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square and suspend accounts that violate our Authenticity policy.

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we mapped the interconnectedness of accounts being followed by @elonmusk

fun game: how maga (dark blue) are various billionaires that elon follows?

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This is why you can never trust Trending on this app