Lead review
Suspicious score 50/100 · text cluster · 4 accounts · 4 posts
View in 3D: where it comes from and what it is linked to
Part of a campaign: Coordinated Gaza donation scam and amplification network on Bluesky (40 clusters, 23 accounts), linked by Nemotron.
First seen Sat 14 Nov 19:46 UTC, last Sat 14 Nov 20:07 UTC. Languages: ar 4
Coordinated activity by accounts with several signs of being 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
Queued: Nemotron investigates suspicious and watch clusters, highest score first.
Activity per minute
22 minutes, peak 1 posts in one minute.
Signals
| Category | Signal | Value | Threshold | Fired | What it means here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coordination | copy_paste | 100% | ≥ 50% | yes | 100% of posts repeat near-identical text from another account. |
| coordination | synchrony | 25% | ≥ 50% | no | 25% of the activity happened within a single minute. |
| coordination | repetition | 1.0 | ≥ 2.0 | no | Each account posted this 1.0 times on average. |
| coordination | cross_cluster | 100% | ≥ 50% | yes | 100% 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 | 0% | ≥ 50% | no | 0% of the accounts were created in the last 30 days. |
| account | creation_burst | 25% | ≥ 40% | no | 25% of the accounts were created within the same 72 hours. |
| account | low_reach | 75% | ≥ 60% | yes | 75% of the accounts have fewer than 10 followers. |
| account | empty_profiles | 100% | ≥ 50% | yes | 100% 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 | 0 | ≥ 1 | no | 0 account(s) are on IFTAS's public list of suspected Portal Kombat accounts. |
| provenance | listed_servers | 0% | ≥ 30% | no | 0% 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 | 0% | ≥ 50% | no | 0% of the accounts say in their profile that they are bots or automated feeds. |
Accounts (4, 1 no longer on Bluesky)
Median account age: 668 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amalingaza5.bsky.social Amal From Gaza | 758 | 0 | 12 | 1 | removed from Bluesky |
| account 2 | 538 | 15 | 82 | 1 | active |
| account 3 | 668 | 6 | 67 | 1 | active |
| account 4 | 474 | 4 | 79 | 1 | active |
Sample posts from already-public cases
| Time (UTC) | Account | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 19:46:12 | amalingaza5.bsky.social | I’d appreciate it if you could repost my post. open |
Clusters sharing accounts with this one (24 h)
| Tier | Kind | Shared message or link | Shared accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspicious | text | I’d appreciate it if you shared my post with others. | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | I’d be grateful if you could quote-post my post. | 4 |
| Watch | repost | at://did:plc:ujl5vlqsphjtuyqnfza6ggw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3n2c6kul7cc2q | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | please share my post if you have a moment. Thanks. | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | I’d be grateful if you could repost my post. | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | please help me spread my post with a repost. | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | Hi Aparna, could you please share my post? Thank you . | 4 |
| Watch | repost | at://did:plc:x2dw3aplaghtzu5krifzha23/app.bsky.feed.post/3n2c6blm2pk2y | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | please repost my post if you have a moment. | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | could you please repost my post? Thanks . | 4 |
| Watch | repost | at://did:plc:ms44gkj6emlk3xqxzl36etln/app.bsky.feed.post/3n2c7ttpnqk2g | 4 |
| Suspicious | text | I’d really appreciate it if you could repost my post. | 4 |
Human review
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