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    Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019

    Tom Phillips Retweeted Carole Cadwalladr

    The thing about this is that you can actually go and look at the ad, and click through to the profiles of the people leaving these messages.https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1187676711728697344 …

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    Carole CadwalladrVerified account @carolecadwalla
    Fake populist massages fake online support for fake mandate https://twitter.com/mykegrimes/status/1187644274818666497 …
    4:03 AM - 25 Oct 2019
    • 9 Retweets
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    • Man in the Long Black Coat -ABN- Warren Pearce James Meadway gastrogeorge 🌹 Marnix Schot Ben Lazarus nicholasgjs Shin, Social Contagion
    6 replies 9 retweets 25 likes
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      2. Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019

        Are they real? Many of them certainly have the names of real people, who live in the places they claim to live. They have networks of friends and relatives that include other people who share the names and occupations and locations of real people.

        3 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      3. Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019

        Is that proof one way or the other? No. You could argue that maybe this could be a highly sophisticated and long-running network of stolen identities. But it should at least give you pause. It suggests you may need to do more work to verify your suspicions.

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      4. Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019

        Identifying fake accounts online is HARD. I know, I've done it. It requires more than going "this seems odd". Real people's natural online behaviour can often seem "bot-like" (see, for example https://demos.co.uk/blog/botsblog/ ).

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      5. Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019

        I'm not saying there's no chance that something a bit off was happening here. It certainly does seem a bit weird! But... humans *are* weird. I think all I'm saying is this: perhaps we should be a bit more cautious before declaring that voices we don't agree with aren't human.

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      2. Tim Kimber – swankpot‏ @Tim_Kimber 25 Oct 2019
        Replying to @flashboy

        And do they look like people?

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      3. Katie Graham‏ @KateMayGraham 25 Oct 2019
        Replying to @Tim_Kimber @flashboy

        They do actually. One posts lots of Leave posts, lots of support for Johnson, and then support for the Postal workers strike. That's pretty much were we are at in this politically-confused state. No wonder Labour are nervous of an election!

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      1. Charles Williams‏ @RandomVentures 25 Oct 2019
        Replying to @flashboy

        And are they real? What's the explanation for the spammy comments - just herds reiterating what someone has already said?

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      2. Sue Fewster  💙‏ @suefew 25 Oct 2019
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        Sue Fewster  💙 Retweeted #𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨

        https://twitter.com/evertonfc2/status/1187800736010293250?s=21 …

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        #𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 @evertonfc2
        Is a massive bot army behind a wave of 'I support Boris' messages? (@TotalPolitics) https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/diary/massive-bot-army-behind-wave-i-support-boris-messages#.XbNBFD6bUEQ.twitter … #ToryBots #BorisBots
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      3. Tom Phillips‏Verified account @flashboy 25 Oct 2019
        Replying to @suefew

        Good stuff

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