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Watch score 55/100 · server cluster · 13 accounts · 17 posts
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In a contested story: Russian missile and drone threat to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. This cluster pushes: Pravda/Telegram claim of a massive Russian missile strike on energy infrastructure within 48 hours with up to 54 missiles..
First seen Sat 14 Nov 21:23 UTC, last Sun 15 Nov 19:31 UTC. Languages: en 3de 1 Linked: bsky.app 1youtu.be 1
Some evidence, not enough to call it inauthentic.
This is a lead for a human reviewer, not an accusation. Signals are measured; thresholds are starting values evaluated on the metrics page.
Account profiles fetched: 100%.
Nemotron investigation
Insufficient evidence confidence high · recommended: no action
Five accounts on the same Mastodon server (noc.social), some bridged to Bluesky, posted five unrelated items within roughly the same hour on 2026-11-14: an insult with an MSN link (P1), a report that Bulgaria is halting military aid to Ukraine (P2), a report that New York is being sued over a social media warning-label law with a gavel image (P3), a report that Ecuadorian fishermen sued the Trump administration over an alleged U.S. military attack on their boat (P4), and a warning of an imminent large-scale Russian missile strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure (P5). There is no shared theme, hashtag, or call to action across the posts.
Narrative: Unrelated news items shared by separate accounts on the same Mastodon server during one hour; no single coordinated story or claim is pushed across the cluster.
Strongest innocent explanation considered: Independent users on the same Mastodon server (some bridged to Bluesky) each shared a different news item they found interesting during the same hour. This is ordinary social-media behaviour: people posting links to current events they care about.
- :staged
- :organic
- :insufficient_evidence
- Not cleared: documented-network evidence fired (S:known_accounts, S:listed_servers); a model verdict of 'organic' is downgraded to insufficient evidence for a human to decide.
Manipulation techniques
| Technique | Exact words | Why | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| loaded_language | “Some idiot has no brain or memory and can't be helped.” | Insulting, demeaning framing with no factual content. | P1 |
| loaded_language | “A law requiring social media social media sites to spread moral panic is potentially heading to the courts.” | Characterises the law and surrounding debate as a "moral panic". | P3 |
| fear_appeal | “Ukrainian sources warn of massive #Russian missile strike Monitoring resources claim #Russia is preparing a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure within 48 hours. Up to 54 missiles are reportedly ready, including Iskander-M, Zircon” | Frames an unverified warning as an imminent, large-scale threat to critical infrastructure. | P5 |
Sources
| Domain | Trust | Why |
|---|---|---|
| msn.com | high | Registered 1994-11-10 via MarkMonitor Inc. (11,692 days old) Not on VIGINUM/CheckFirst propaganda lists Established Microsoft news portal; does not hide content origin |
| freezenet.ca | medium | Registered 2013-01-02 via Go Get Canada Domain Registrar Ltd. (5,063 days old) Not on VIGINUM/CheckFirst propaganda lists Canadian tech news site; article by named author Drew Wilson, dated 2026-11-14, with clear attribution |
| bsky.app | high | Registered 2022-09-27 via Squarespace Domains II LLC (1,509 days old) Not on VIGINUM/CheckFirst propaganda lists Bluesky platform domain; links to the @altnps.bsky.social post; transparent origin |
Images and video
Images are blurred: click one to show it. They load from the platform's own servers.
- I1 Stock photo of a wooden judge's gavel on a sounding block against a white background. Accompanies P3 (New York social media warning-label lawsuit). Generic legal symbol thematically related to a lawsuit but not specific evidence of the case; does not contradict the text.
Independent news check
| Claim | Finding | Why | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria halts military aid to Ukraine (P2) | real event distorted | Five distinct outlets across countries (UkrMedia, Around Prague/Czechia, The New Voice of Ukraine, Türkiye Today, Novinite/Bulgaria) confirm Radev announced Bulgaria will not participate in new financial/military support programmes for Ukraine. None are on propaganda lists. | Q1N1N2N3N4N5 |
| New York sued over social media warning-label law (P3) | real event distorted | Seven distinct outlets (Reuters, Bloomberg Law, The Hill, Law360, NetChoice, Mezha.net, Traders Union) confirm NetChoice sued New York over the law. None are on propaganda lists. | Q2N6N7N8N9N10N11 |
| Ecuadorian fishermen sue Trump administration over military attack on fishing boat (P4) | real event distorted | Seven distinct outlets (The Guardian, Truthout, Common Dreams, Traders Union, UA.NEWS, Raw Story, NewsBytes) confirm the lawsuit. None are on propaganda lists. | Q3N14N15N16N17N18N19 |
- Q1 searched “Bulgaria halts military aid Ukraine Radev 70 billion” (en):
5 articles
- N1 UkrMedia News: Bulgaria halts arms deliveries to Ukraine: statement by Radev (2026-11-14)
- N2 Around Prague: Bulgaria ends military and financial aid to Ukraine, PM says (2026-11-14)
- N3 The New Voice of Ukraine: Bulgaria will no longer provide weapons or financial aid to Ukraine – Prime Minister Radev (2026-11-14)
- N4 Türkiye Today: Bulgaria halts arms from army stocks to Ukraine, won’t fund new EU package (2026-11-14)
- N5 Novinite.com: Brussels’ Rulebook as a Shield: How Bulgaria's PM Used the Deficit Procedure to Sit Out Ukraine Aid (2026-11-11)
- Q2 searched “New York sued social media warning label law NetChoice” (en):
8 articles
- N6 NetChoice: NetChoice v. James (New York Censorship Labels) (2026-11-13)
- N7 Reuters: New York sued over law requiring social media 'warning label' (2026-11-14)
- N8 Bloomberg Law News: NetChoice Sues New York Over Social Media Warning Label Law (2026-11-14)
- N9 The Hill: New York sued over ‘warning label’ law for social media applications (2026-11-14)
- N10 Law360: NetChoice Sues To Halt NY's Social Media Warning Law (2026-11-14)
- N11 Mezha.net: NetChoice sues New York over social media warning-label law (2026-11-14)
- N12 NetChoice: NetChoice Sues New York: The Government Cannot Force Websites to Speak for the State (2026-11-13)
- N13 Traders Union: NetChoice seeks to block New York social media warning label law before January rollout (2026-11-14)
- Q3 searched “Ecuadorian fishermen lawsuit Trump military attacked fishing boat” (en):
7 articles
- N14 The Guardian: Ecuadorian fishermen who survived US boat strikes sue Trump administration (2026-11-14)
- N15 Truthout: Ecuadorian Fishers Sue US Over Boat Bombing, Alleged Kidnapping and Torture (2026-11-14)
- N16 Common Dreams: Ecuadorian Fishers Who Survived 'Manifestly Unlawful' US Boat Strikes Sue Trump Admin (2026-11-14)
- N17 Traders Union: Ecuadorian fishermen seek damages from U.S. over military boat strike (2026-11-14)
- N18 UA.NEWS: Ecuadorian fishermen to sue US over alleged drone attack — The Guardian (2026-11-14)
- N19 Raw Story: 'Kidnapping and torture' survivors to hammer Trump admin with major lawsuit: report (2026-11-14)
- N20 NewsBytes: Ecuadorian fishermen sue US over military drone strike at sea (2026-11-14)
- Q4 searched “Ukraine Russian missile strike energy infrastructure 54 missiles Iskander Zircon” (en):
4 articles
- N21 Meta-Defense: Patriot PAC-3 vs Aster 30B1NT: Can Europe Still Prevent Ukraine from Being Paralysed This Winter? (2026-11-08)
- N22 The Kyiv Independent: Russian attacks kill 10, injure 40 across Ukraine over past day, as peace talks end (2026-11-12)
- N23 UA.NEWS: Russia launched more than 300 drones at Ukraine; air defense forces shot down 276 targets (2026-11-09)
- N24 The New Voice of Ukraine: Russian ballistic strike on Brovary sets chemical cargo truck ablaze, injures driver (2026-11-12)
Evidence-backed claims
- Bulgaria halts new military aid to Ukraine/Kiev; PM Rumen Radev cited budget difficulties and an EU excessive deficit procedure. P2Q1N1N2N3N4N5
- New York is being sued over a social media "warning label" law (NetChoice v. James). P3Q2N6N7N8N9N10N11
- Sixteen Ecuadorian fishermen filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging the U.S. military attacked their fishing boat. P4Q3N14N15N16N17N18N19
- Ukrainian sources warn of a massive Russian missile strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure within 48 hours, with up to 54 missiles including Iskander-M and Zircon. P5Q4N21N22N23N24
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl-120b-a12b, prompt v6, Sat 23:10 UTC, 4 model calls, 63.4 s · 100% of its references checked against the evidence. Evidence ids: P post, A account, I image, V video, W web page, Q news search, N news article, S detector signal.
Activity per minute
60 minutes, peak 1 posts in one minute.
Signals
| Category | Signal | Value | Threshold | Fired | What it means here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coordination | copy_paste | 0% | ≥ 50% | no | 0% of posts repeat near-identical text from another account. |
| coordination | synchrony | 6% | ≥ 50% | no | 6% of the activity happened within a single minute. |
| coordination | repetition | 1.31 | ≥ 2.0 | no | Each account posted this 1.3 times on average. |
| coordination | cross_cluster | 13% | ≥ 50% | no | 13% of the accounts also appear in at least two other flagged clusters (24 h). |
| account | removed_accounts | 0% | ≥ 20% | no | 0% of the accounts are no longer served by Bluesky (suspended or deleted). |
| account | new_accounts | 20% | ≥ 50% | no | 20% of the accounts were created in the last 30 days. |
| account | creation_burst | 33% | ≥ 40% | no | 33% of the accounts were created within the same 72 hours. |
| account | low_reach | 33% | ≥ 60% | no | 33% of the accounts have fewer than 10 followers. |
| account | empty_profiles | 7% | ≥ 50% | no | 7% of the accounts have no profile picture or no bio. |
| account | template_bios | 0% | ≥ 30% | no | 0% of the accounts have a bio that near-duplicates another account's bio. |
| provenance | known_accounts | 1 | ≥ 1 | yes | 1 account(s) are on IFTAS's public list of suspected Portal Kombat accounts. |
| provenance | listed_servers | 100% | ≥ 30% | yes | 100% of the accounts are bridged from Mastodon servers on IFTAS's list. |
| provenance | known_domains | 0 | ≥ 1 | no | Links to 0 domain(s) on VIGINUM/CheckFirst propaganda lists. |
| provenance | pravda_sources | 0 | ≥ 1 | no | Links to 0 Telegram channel(s) that Pravda sites republish (a lead, not proof). |
| disclosure | declared_automation | 7% | ≥ 50% | no | 7% of the accounts say in their profile that they are bots or automated feeds. |
Recycled pictures
The same picture (perceptual hash) posted by another account with a different caption, in our own data (72 hours). Nemotron says which caption the picture fits; it cannot search the wider web.
- A picture here was posted earlier (Mastodon account on social.y-gallery.net, Sat 12:02 → Bluesky account, Sun 03:09). Nemotron: the picture fits the earlier caption, not the later one. The earlier caption (Slovak) states that Russia lifted the ban and made the decision at a closed Security Council meeting, which directly matches the visible Russian headline in the image. The later caption adds details about 'citing #Russian military #Telegram channels' and uses the phrase 'may have,' neither of which is visible in the image screenshot.
Accounts (15)
Median account age: 1469 days. Names are shown only for accounts on IFTAS's public list or already removed by Bluesky; the team sees all.
| Account | Age (days) | Followers | Follows | Posts here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| account 1 | 1469 | 1 | 4 | 1 | active |
| account 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | active |
| account 3 | 1471 | 410 | 82 | 1 | active |
| account 4 | 648 | 1130 | 91 | 3 | active |
| bazoqine.noc.social.ap.brid.gy bazoqine on IFTAS public list bridged from Mastodon | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | active |
| account 6 | 1469 | 195 | 164 | 1 | active |
| account 7 bridged from Mastodon | 892 | 18 | 5 | 1 | active |
| account 8 | 2025 | 28 | 58 | 1 | active |
| account 9 | 1472 | 7 | 124 | 1 | active |
| account 10 | 1852 | 122 | 57 | 1 | active |
| account 11 | 1428 | 423 | 382 | 1 | active |
| account 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | active |
| account 13 bridged from Mastodon | 593 | 32 | 5 | 1 | active |
| account 14 | 1479 | 26 | 74 | 1 | active |
| account 15 | 1470 | 23 | 52 | 1 | active |
Sample posts from already-public cases
| Time (UTC) | Account | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 23:07:30 | bazoqine.noc.social.ap.brid.gy bridged | Ukrainian sources warn of massive #Russian missile strike Monitoring resources claim #Russia is preparing a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure within 48 hours. Up to 54 missiles are reportedly ready, including Iskander-M, Zircon open |
| 03:09:59 | bazoqine.noc.social.ap.brid.gy bridged | MK reports that #Russia may have lifted an unofficial ban on targeting #Zelensky and Ukraine's senior military leadership, citing #Russian military #Telegram channels. According to the reports open
search this picture: Google Lens · TinEye |
| 11:54:58 | bazoqine.noc.social.ap.brid.gy bridged | Thousands of people in Italy have taken to the streets in a march demanding the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. The march is in support of a bill on repatriation. The bill is quite interesting. open
search this picture: Google Lens · TinEyevideo |
Clusters sharing accounts with this one (24 h)
| Tier | Kind | Shared message or link | Shared accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspicious | hashtag | #putin #russian | 2 |
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