Lead review
Declared bots score 20/100 · text cluster · 7 accounts · 7 posts
View in 3D: where it comes from and what it is linked to
First seen Sat 14 Nov 20:47 UTC, last Sat 14 Nov 21:47 UTC. Languages: en 7 Linked: mesonet.agron.iastate.edu 7
The accounts act together and look automated, but say so openly (e.g. weather or traffic alert bots). Disclosed automation is not inauthentic; a known-propaganda link would override this.
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
Not investigated: Nemotron looks at clusters rated suspicious or watch.
Activity per minute
60 minutes, peak 4 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 | 57% | ≥ 50% | yes | 57% 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 | 86% | ≥ 50% | yes | 86% 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 | 100% | ≥ 40% | yes | 100% of the accounts were created within the same 72 hours. |
| account | low_reach | 0% | ≥ 60% | no | 0% of the accounts have fewer than 10 followers. |
| account | empty_profiles | 0% | ≥ 50% | no | 0% of the accounts have no profile picture or no bio. |
| account | template_bios | 100% | ≥ 30% | yes | 100% 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 | 100% | ≥ 50% | yes | 100% of the accounts say in their profile that they are bots or automated feeds. |
Accounts (7)
Median account age: 778 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 | 777 | 318 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 2 | 779 | 612 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 3 | 779 | 2825 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 4 | 779 | 248 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 5 | 778 | 616 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 6 | 777 | 1410 | 1 | 1 | active |
| account 7 | 778 | 1951 | 1 | 1 | active |
Clusters sharing accounts with this one (24 h)
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