Regarding those 128 fake #NHS Staff accounts posting for 'Herd Mentality' and support of the Govt that were set up by @DHSCgovuk or their marketing agency ...
— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) April 20, 2020
Posts were sent using Hootsuite, a mass-posting tool. Account registered to 1 person with 4 assigned contributors. pic.twitter.com/r7fRFQaFwG
NEW: In response to claims in that Twitter thread with 25k+ RTs that the UK Department of Health has been running a network of fake NHS accounts, a Twitter spokesperson tells me specialist teams have found *no co-ordinated manipulation* specifically in this case. pic.twitter.com/XGJjweoc2E
— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) April 21, 2020
Firstly, the OP repeatedly claims there are 128 accounts involved. However, not a single screenshot or handle from any account other than the original account is actually given in the thread. Why is there not a single other account public? https://t.co/i0E4JNqJ6M
— Luke Bailey (@imbadatlife) April 21, 2020
And let's have a look at some of the tweets from the account in question. It's pretty obviously an incredibly unfunny right-wing troll + in my opinion that's all it is.
— Jimmy (@JimmySecUK) April 20, 2020
If you wanted to impersonate an NHS worker and be taken seriously you wouldn't be posting stuff like this👇 pic.twitter.com/eaPODUDC1I
If you read one thing about ~that~ viral fake NHS accounts story, make it this forensic analysis by @flashboy, which lays out exactly what questions still need answering on the evidence behind the claims — oh and the guy behind it has form. https://t.co/oXjsCOE4Rh pic.twitter.com/MPsXaW1pgc
— Jane Bradley (@jane__bradley) April 21, 2020
Update to our DHSC “fake Twitter accounts†article - statement from Hootsuite, the tool supposedly used to post to the alleged accounts. They say internal investigation found no evidence. https://t.co/ZAQoF8JVIt pic.twitter.com/wUNYGx8xhZ
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) April 22, 2020
How to medical pic.twitter.com/0EDqJcy38p
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 24, 2020
Can I drive 13 miles, run home, then cycle back to the car and drive home? https://t.co/MrRt86I1ek
— MaliciousA (@MaliciousA) April 24, 2020