russian bots on Facebook blame Ukraine for the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall
Kyiv • UNN
An active wave of russian bots on Facebook is trying to falsely link the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack to Ukraine, accusing "crazy Ukrainian patriots" of committing the attack.
An active wave of russian bots trying to link the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack to Ukraine is observed on Facebook. This is reported by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security SPRAVDI, UNN reports.
Details
After attempts to accuse Ukrainian patriots of committing a terrorist attack, the bots started spreading panic.
Imitating Ukrainian citizens, these bots leave the same comments under different publications, accusing "abnormal Ukrainian patriots" of committing a terrorist attack and promising revenge from russia.
These information operations are aimed at shifting the responsibility for the terrorist attack onto Ukraine and justifying missile strikes on the country's civilian infrastructure.
Recall
The ISIS terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack that took place on March 22 at the Crocus City Hall shopping center near moscow.
