A network of more than 20 conspiracy theorists, backed by a coordinated Russian campaign, sent thousands of disinformation tweets to distort the reality of the Syrian conflict and deter intervention by the international community, a new analysis revealed Sunday.
The analysis is based on data gathered by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which identified a network of social media accounts, individuals, outlets and organizations who disseminated disinformation about the Syrian conflict, with 1.8 million people following what they published.
