"Twitter Blue Accounts Amplify Ukraine War Misinformation"

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"Twitter Blue Accounts Amplify Ukraine War Misinformation"
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False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict are spreading on Twitter, particularly by accounts with a blue tick that pay for their content to be promoted. Examples include claims of US weapons used in French riots, "baby factories" in Ukraine, Ukrainian missile strikes, and the cancellation of elections by President Zelensky. These posts have been traced back to pro-Kremlin channels and unreliable sources. Twitter declined to comment on the issue.

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