Sopo Gelava
sopogelava.bsky.social
Sopo Gelava
@sopogelava.bsky.social
Research Associate, DFRLab
The network used inauthentic accounts on FB to promote health disinfo. The profile images of these accounts were AI-generated. We established this by identifying unnatural aspects, such as weird teeth, unusual hair, weird skin, as well as the consistent position of the eyes.
October 3, 2023 at 7:10 PM
The articles are machine-translated, as they contain significant errors incompatible with Georgian grammar and syntax. By reverse image searching the article’s main image, we found similar articles originally published in Russian.
October 3, 2023 at 7:10 PM
Examples of FB posts with links directing users to external websites promoting health disinformation and unverified information. Through the content on the external websites, Facebook users were exposed to Avia. ge ads.
October 3, 2023 at 7:09 PM