See who's really behind the post.
First seen Sat 14 Nov 05:32 UTC, last Sat 14 Nov 05:32 UTC. Linked: abc.net.au 3dlvr.it 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%.
Insufficient evidence confidence low · recommended: human review
Four established Bluesky accounts posted near-identical text within one minute, linking via dlvr.it to an ABC News article whose actual content concerns a Victorian infrastructure royal commission, not temperatures or homelessness. The accounts show strong coordination signals but also look like long-standing, genuine users with profile pictures, detailed bios, and substantial posting histories. No declared automation, no new accounts, and no appearances on propaganda or suspected-bot lists are present. Coordination alone is insufficient to conclude inauthenticity.
Narrative: Rising temperatures and rising homelessness are presented as connected crises, with the implied accusation that government has no policies or plans to address either issue.
Strongest innocent explanation considered: Established users sharing the same news item through a legitimate content-distribution service (dlvr.it) around the same time, possibly via a share button or syndication tool.
| Technique | Exact words | Why | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| loaded_language | “where are our policies and plans?” | Presupposes governmental failure or inaction on temperatures and homelessness without providing evidence; identical wording appears in P2, P3, and P4 as well. | P1 |
| Domain | Trust | Why |
|---|---|---|
| dlvr.it | low | URL shortener / content syndication service, not a news origin. Domain age and registrar not returned by lookup. Not on public propaganda lists. Hides the final destination behind a redirect (dlvr.it/TWKYzg resolves to an ABC News article). |
| abc.net.au | medium | Registrar: Domain Directors Pty Ltd trading as Instra. Not on public propaganda lists. Legitimate public broadcaster. Fetched page (W1) is about Jacinta Allan, the CFMEU, and a Victorian level-crossing royal commission - it does not discuss temperatures or homelessness, so the linked content does not support the post text. |
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl-120b-a12b, prompt v2, Sat 05:53 UTC, 4 model calls, 48.3 s · 100% of its references checked against the evidence. Evidence ids: P post, A account, I image, V video, W web page, S FactsLens signal.
1 minutes, peak 4 posts in one minute.
| 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 | 100% | ≥ 50% | yes | 100% 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 | 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. |
Median account age: 872 days. Account names are hidden; reviewers can see them.
| Account | Age (days) | Followers | Follows | Posts here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| account 1 | 1223 | 2905 | 6382 | 1 | active |
| account 2 | 872 | 561 | 266 | 1 | active |
| account 3 | 729 | 425 | 606 | 1 | active |
| account 4 | 726 | 208 | 257 | 1 | active |
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