DiscoverFor Facts' SakeTwatterbaas - Unpacking the investigation with Kyle Cowan that revealed the identity behind an anonymous X account
Twatterbaas - Unpacking the investigation with Kyle Cowan that revealed the identity behind an anonymous X account

Twatterbaas - Unpacking the investigation with Kyle Cowan that revealed the identity behind an anonymous X account

Update: 2025-05-09
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In this podcast, CIIA researcher Yossabel Chetty chats with News24 Investigative Journalist Kyle Cowan about the recent investigation that he conducted to uncover the identity the person behind an X account, which had been spreading and amplifying misleading narratives about the true state of crime in South Africa.



Links to Cowan's articles, including the detailed investigative steps can be found below. Other articles mentioned during this recording can also be found in the links below:



https://www.news24.com/investigations/x-boer-unmasked-the-ex-farmer-spreading-racism-lies-to-millions-including-musk-trump-20250429-0410

https://www.news24.com/investigations/x-boer-unmasked-how-we-traced-twatterbaas-from-coligny-to-gordons-bay-20250428

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-22-how-russia-uses-hybrid-warfare-to-amplify-its-narratives-in-the-south-african-discourse/
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Twatterbaas - Unpacking the investigation with Kyle Cowan that revealed the identity behind an anonymous X account

Twatterbaas - Unpacking the investigation with Kyle Cowan that revealed the identity behind an anonymous X account

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