More than half of social media posts about George Floyd, police brutality, are from fake accounts: study

More than half of social media posts about George Floyd, police brutality, are from fake accounts: study



As both peaceful protests and violent rioting continue to unfold across much of the country following the May 25th death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, an extensive social media assessment has found that the unrest has been significantly amplified by the months-long coronavirus lockdown and that more than half the online narrative is being driven by fraudulent accounts and bots.