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12th May 2024 - 18th May 2024
Twitter.com is now, officially, a thing of the past
This year
2024
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Debunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
Last year
2023
Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'