Lead review
Watch score 35/100 · text cluster · 4 accounts · 4 posts
View in 3D: where it comes from and what it is linked to
First seen Sat 14 Nov 13:01 UTC, last Sat 14 Nov 13:17 UTC. Languages: en 4 Linked: apnews.com 3usnews.com 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
Queued: Nemotron investigates suspicious and watch clusters, highest score first.
Activity per minute
17 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 | 0% | ≥ 50% | no | 0% 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 | 50% | ≥ 40% | yes | 50% 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 | 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)
Median account age: 732 days. Names are shown only for accounts on IFTAS's public list or already removed by Bluesky; reviewers see all.
| Account | Age (days) | Followers | Follows | Posts here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| account 1 | 502 | 1463 | 991 | 1 | active |
| account 2 | 734 | 4706 | 204 | 1 | active |
| account 3 | 180 | 140 | 54 | 1 | active |
| account 4 | 732 | 1317 | 366 | 1 | active |
Clusters sharing accounts with this one (24 h)
| Tier | Kind | Shared message or link | Shared accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likely organic | link | https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-nato-us-zelenskyy-f9a8629626c087424f05adc85d127780 | 3 |
Human review
No human decision yet.
Reviewers can record a decision; decisions feed the public metrics.