A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC.
Its videos routinely attract millions of views and have the apparent aim of undermining Western support. TikTok says it was already investigating the issue and that it has taken down more than 12,000 fake accounts originating in Russia.
BBC Verify’s Olga Robinson reveals three clues that show how these TikTok accounts are part of a major propaganda network.
Video produced by Soraya Auer and Jemimah Herd
Motion graphics by Jacqueline Galvin
