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May 14 operation from Twitter: Lies of bot accounts brought forward

Shortly before the May 14 presidential elections in Türkiye, it was revealed that the FETÖ and pro-PKK accounts were deliberately exposed to social media users, especially on Twitter, under the name of the 'For You and Following' algorithm.

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May 14 operation from Twitter: Lies of bot accounts brought forward

For instance, after the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş's Pazarcık and Elbistan districts on February 6, posts containing disinformation were shared on various platforms, primarily on social media, in order to create anxiety, panic and fear among citizens.

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May 14 operation from Twitter: Lies of bot accounts brought forward

Of the 5 million 362 thousand 730 bot accounts that shared 266 million 334 thousand 80 tweets on Twitter between February 6 and March 13, 1 million 493 thousand 256 were made by bot accounts managed by FETÖ/PDY and PKK.

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May 14 operation from Twitter: Lies of bot accounts brought forward

Many social users reacted to the posts they encountered with the approach of the May 14 elections.