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I went undercover at a Polish troll farm

We have all heard about troll farms. We know they are real. However, no one has any idea of how they take advantage of Facebook and Twitter. I learned about their methods when I went undercover to work as a troll for six months.

VSquare

04.11.2019

The operation ‘Lame Rebellion’

disinformation, social media, trolls

False Twitter and Facebook accounts improve the way the public sees the chairman of the Polish national state broadcaster TVP, help politicians in their election campaigns, act as lobbyists for armaments companies and carry out attacks directed at journalists. These accounts reach millions of recipients. A large-scale disinformation campaign is organized by a Warsaw-based PR company and an ex-politician, while the whole thing is co-founded by the National Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Fund. The clues from the troll farm lead us to Bartłomiej Misiewicz, who is currently suspected of corruption.

Konrad Szczygieł

Wojciech Cieśla

VSquare

04.11.2019

State hate on judges

disinformation, propaganda, trolls

Close associates of Poland’s justice minister organised a smear campaign aimed at judges who were critical of the changes in the Polish judiciary

Anna Gielewska

19.09.2019

From internet brigades to troll factories

disinformation, fake news, Internet, Poland, propaganda, Russia, trolls

The Russian online propaganda offensive has been launched after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The aftermath of this operation still echoes around the world today.

VSQUARE

28.12.2017