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Missouri AG faces coordinated, pro-China social media attacks over $24B COVID judgment
Graphika identified 105 coordinated inauthentic pro-China accounts on X targeting Missouri AG to discredit her COVID-19 asset seizure plan worth $24 billion, likely state-linked.
- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway faced coordinated posts on X a week after she announced plans to seize $24 billion in Chinese assets, with researchers identifying 105 inauthentic pro-China accounts.
- The State of Missouri sued China over its coronavirus response after U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh found China concealed COVID's true nature and added $123 million for protective gear costs.
- Many accounts showed auto-translation mistakes and recent creation dates; several used gaming avatars, few followers, and half were created in November and December, Graphika found.
- Rejecting the attacks, Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, said `We are not threatened by online trolls from China` and is assembling a list of Chinese-owned or Chinese-stake properties to target.
- Liu Pengyu of the Chinese Embassy said last month Beijing's pandemic measures are `acts of national sovereignty` and China `will not pay` and `will retaliate if necessary`; experts called the targeting of a local U.S. official unusual.
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Coordinated social media attacks follow MO's $24B judgment vs China
A new report reveals an online campaign, likely originating from China, aimed at discrediting Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.
·Springfield, United States
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