Activists: Elon Musk should review Jackson Hinkle for fake X engagement

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: MICHAEL STARR
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Zachor Legal Institute alerted Musk and Yaccarino that Hinkle, who routinely posts false information about the Israel-Hamas War and content in favor of dictatorships, that his account "can be used to manipulate American public opinion by using fake engagements to amplify posts with misinformation, hate speech, and other forms of harassment, in violation of X's rules and policies."

'Zionist hit piece'

The institute cited a New York Times report last Thursday on how Israeli research company Cyabra had found that from a sample of 12,510 of Hinkle's followers, roughly 40% were fake. Hinkle's popularity on X had skyrocketed by 1.2 million followers in the first 19 days of the war, which the Zachor letter suggested was fueled by fake engagement.

Another Israeli research company, Next Dim, according to the Times said that a network of pro-China accounts had boosted Hinkle's content at the beginning of the war. Hinkle called the Times article a "zionist hit piece."

"We therefore urge you to investigate the claims of inauthentic activity surrounding Hinkle's account and to suspend any fake accounts that follow him and amplify his posts inauthentically," said Zachor.

Zachor gave examples of Hinkle posting provocative false information such as claims on Sunday that "Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States...