9/24/21, 7:46 PM Investigation: A network of pro-military Facebook pages in Myanmar with Russian connections | by Aung Kaung Myat | annie lab | Medium The article also warns of “crazy liberalism” imported from outside and says “when nationalism dies, all races of the nation will disappear.” There are many more examples of such narratives posted in duplicate by the six pages, including a conspiracy theory about the insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army getting international military support, an unsubstantiated claim that underage girls are sexually assaulted and forced to convert to Islam, and praise of the “selfsacrifices” made by soldiers. Not original It is not only the politically-inclined stories that are coordinated. This graphic with a “life-lesson” telling people not to rush into marriage was posted by five pages simultaneously. https://medium.com/annie-lab/investigation-a-network-of-pro-military-facebook-pages-in-myanmar-with-russian-connections-f6c15af3d26a 7/11