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Foreign Accounts Fuel Disinformation in Post-Assad Syria

5/12/2025

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A BBC Arabic investigation uncovered a troubling web of foreign accounts on X fueling disinformation and stoking sectarian strife in post-Assad Syria. Alarmingly, over 60% of the misleading posts traced back to countries like Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Iran, with coordinated efforts aimed at undermining the Alawite community and spreading anti-government sentiments.

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Story summary

A BBC Arabic investigation uncovered a troubling web of foreign accounts on X fueling disinformation and stoking sectarian strife in post-Assad Syria. Alarmingly, over 60% of the misleading posts traced back to countries like Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Iran, with coordinated efforts aimed at undermining the Alawite community and spreading anti-government sentiments.