#BoycottBoeing: A Campaign Hijacked by Fake Profiles

Following the Ahmedabad tragedy, Cyabra uncovered an orchestrated #BoycottBoeing disinformation campaign.

In the wake of the Air India 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, Cyabra uncovered a 7,800% spike in negative sentiment toward Boeing in just one day. That explosion of outrage wasn’t organic, it was fueled by a hidden network of fake profiles working in lockstep to push anti-Boeing narratives.

Cyabra’s analysis outlines how these accounts coordinated around shared hashtags and messaging, shaping online conversation and amplifying calls to #BoycottBoeing.

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