Two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, an account on the Telegram messaging platform posing as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his armed forces to surrender.
The fake President Volodymyr Zelensky account reached 20,000 followers on Telegram before it was shut down, a remedial action that experts say is all too rare.
The claim: Bill Gates purchased the messaging app Telegram
When it comes to being the target of viral misinformation, Bill Gates is a frequent flyer.
Now, social media users have falsely claimed Gates purchased Telegram, a popular messaging app among far-right extremists, to accuse Gates of censorship.
“Bill Gates has just purchased the Telegram app in order to retain control of what information people can share, think and research,” reads an image posted to Facebook on April 6.
The image appears to be a screenshot of another Facebook post, although the original poster’s name and the post date are obstructed. The post also includes an image of a Fox News report with correspondent Trace Gallagher and an altered chyron that reads “600 MILLION DOLLARS DEAL BILL GATES BUYS TELEGRAM.”
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Following the siege of the US Capitol, encrypted messaging app, Telegram, purged dozens of violent accounts that had called for the attack, including some Neo-Nazi channels.
But closer to home, an Australian Neo-Nazi continues to post white supremacist rants on his Telegram channel and more recently, a video of himself allegedly assaulting a Channel Nine employee.
The alleged assault occurred ahead of the airing of a segment by
A Current Affair last night. The investigation interviewed experts about “homegrown extremists” and featured the man and his organisation.
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According to independent researcher, Dr Kaz Ross, the man s main channel has gained over two thousand followers since the airing of the A Current Affair promo.
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