This network posted primarily in Azerbaijani, and also in Russian and English. Their
comments frequently touched on local and regional news and events, politics,
government policies, tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia’s actions
during past escalations in Nagorno-Karabakh, praise of President Ilham Aliev and the
New Azerbaijani Party, criticism of the opposition party and leaders accusing them of
treason, and denials of human rights abuse allegations in Azerbaijan.
We identified this network through an internal investigation into suspected fake
engagement activity in the region. Our investigation linked this activity to the Youth
Union of New Azerbaijani Party.
• Presence on Facebook: 589 Facebook accounts, 7,665 Pages and 437 accounts on
Instagram. (Updated on November 6, 2020 at 9:00AM PT to reflect the latest numbers.)
• Followers: About 33,000 accounts followed one or more of these Pages and around
241,000 accounts followed one or more of these Instagram accounts. (Updated on
November 6, 2020 at 9:00AM PT to reflect the latest numbers.)
• Advertising: Around $6,600 spent on Facebook ads paid for primarily in US dollars.
Below is a sample of the content posted by some of these Pages: