Africa-based trolls behind disinformation scheme fuelling UK race riots

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-08-14

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An ABC investigation has uncovered a Facebook disinformation operation that targeted recent riots in the UK, run by internet trolls operating from Africa.
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