Does he have support among Polish-speaking Asians? No, it's a bot dump

angora24.pl 1 year ago

The electoral run in the local elections accelerates, and 1 of its main levels is social media. This trend is besides clearly seen in Siemianowice Śląski, where 8 candidates compete for the position of President. 1 of the candidates is Anna Rule-Chorab from the Civic Coalition, who seems to have a number of different supporters.

On Facebook under 1 of the fresh ECHOs Siemianowice posts can be noted a crucial number of comments praising the Principle-Chorab. It is different that all accounts have Asian sounding names, while their expected holders usage blameless Polish. These are, of course, false accounts that were created only to improve the coverage of certain content on the Internet.

The post provided concerns the question of 1 of the candidates for president Siemianowice Śląski, Krzysztof Szyga, about who he should debate with. Interestingly, in addition to suspicious comments praising the candidate from KO, there were many answers which powerfully criticized the opponents Marcin Janota and Adam Onion.

Support or attack?

Although it may seem that bots support Anna Rules-Chorab, the candidate herself denies it. He claims it is an effort to discredit it by 1 of his competitors.

"I have nothing to do with these comments, which can be described as trolls immediately and without hesitation. At first glance it looks like an attack and a willingness to discredit me in the eyes of voters. Campaigns are conducted in a transparent and transparent way and we do not usage any form of support on social networks in addition to carrying out paid advertising campaigns," said the woman.