New data show how Iran tried to manipulate public opinion on Twitter
(WorldNews Iran)

Twitter accounts originating in Iran masqueraded as foreign journalists and concerned U.S. citizens in their attempt to push political messages on the social media site until they were suspended earlier this year, according to new research published Wednesday. The analysis – performed by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab – reflects an attempt by some in Iran to “spread regime messaging through covert channels.� But researchers said the campaign had proven less pervasive and effective than the coordinated disinformation operation carried out by Russia, which focused its efforts instead on exacerbating social and political tensions in the United...