Yesterday, Malaysiakini revealed the existence of a 263-account network engaged in a coordinated campaign to artificially boost support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on his official Facebook page.
But proving that such a campaign is a centrally coordinated, inauthentic operation – and not just the work of passionate supporters – requires more than just suspicion. It calls for a rigorous, evidence-based methodology.
This report details how that case was built.
