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Followers
69.7K
Posts
6.2K
Following
901
Account age
9 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$390 – $634 / sponsored post
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Known for
1.1M views
1 journalist was murdered.
100 continued her work on fake news.
Forbidden Stories and 30 media outlets teamed up to reveal the deadly disinformation industry, which threatens global democracy.
🔴 New revelations Tuesday. #StoryKillers
420.3K views
El pasado 16 de octubre, el periodista colombiano Rafael Moreno es asesinado.
Lo que sus asesinos ignoran es que había protegido su información compartiéndolas con @FbdnStories
30 periodistas han continuado su trabajo durante 6 meses.
Revelaciones este martes #ProyectoRafael
350K views
🇷🇼 Vous connaissez sûrement du Rwanda ses spots publicitaires touristiques, son branding sur les maillots de foot et sa majorité de femmes au Parlement.
Vous avez sans doute entendu parler du « miracle » de la reconstruction du pays, 30 ans après le génocide des Tutsis - crime
237.5K views
#RwandaClassified | C’est une enquête qui a valu l’exil au journaliste rwandais Samuel Baker(@M28Investigates). Avec lui et 17 médias internationaux, nous avons poursuivi, dans le cadre du projet #RwandaClassified, son investigation sur la guerre secrète menée par Kigali en #RDC.
📊 Post performance
Recent posts · views
Feb 12latest
237.5K
Avg views / post
105.4K–350K
Typical post (views)
3.4×
Reach vs followers
53/100
Consistent reach
Oct 2017
On X since
Half of recent posts land between 105.4K and 350K views (median 237.5K) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: 1 journalist was murdered. 100 continued her work on fake news. · 1.1M views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.06 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly video
Recent: 11 video · 5 image · 2 text.
Follower / following
77×
Follows 901 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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🔥 Top post
1 journalist was murdered.
100 continued her work on fake news.
Forbidden Stories and 30 media outlets teamed up to reveal the deadly disinformation industry, which threatens global democracy.
🔴 New revelations Tuesday. #StoryKillers
🇺🇸 Forbidden Stories Lab at UC Berkeley Journalism: join us for the launch!
🎙️ On October 9, Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism @ucbsoj will officially launch the Forbidden Stories Lab at UC Berkeley with a conversation around t…
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🔴 How are Israeli drones killing journalists in Gaza?
For the #GazaProject, 50 journalists from 13 international newsrooms coordinated by @FbdnStories investigated the targeting of those who were covering the war. ⬇️
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#GazaProject | New investigation, June 25.
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#RwandaClassified | C’est une enquête qui a valu l’exil au journaliste rwandais Samuel Baker(@M28Investigates). Avec lui et 17 médias internationaux, nous avons poursuivi, dans le cadre du projet #RwandaClassified, son investigation sur la…
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🇷🇼 Vous connaissez sûrement du Rwanda ses spots publicitaires touristiques, son branding sur les maillots de foot et sa majorité de femmes au Parlement.
Vous avez sans doute entendu parler du « miracle » de la reconstruction du pays, 30 …
A los asesinos de #RafaelMoreno: se equivocaron.
Las investigaciones que les incomodaban serán expuestas masivamente este martes en el mundo entero.
Matar el mensajero, no matará el mensaje.
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El pasado 16 de octubre, el periodista colombiano Rafael Moreno es asesinado.
Lo que sus asesinos ignoran es que había protegido su información compartiéndolas con @FbdnStories
30 periodistas han continuado su trabajo durante 6 meses.
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Derrière le scandale @BFMTV, le projet #StoryKillers qui révèle aujourd’hui l’existence d’une officine de la désinformation.
Elle serait impliquée dans la manipulation d’une trentaine d’élections dans le monde ⤵️
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UPDATE: Yesterday, Indian fact-checker @zoo_bear, arrested by Delhi police for hurting religious sentiment, was produced before a court in Uttar Pradesh for a May tweet exposing hate speech.
Last year, he told us about how old tweets wou…
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In India, fact-checking can put you behind bars.
On June 28, fact-checker @zoobear was arrested by Indian police. His crime? A 2018 tweet about an old Hindi film, taken by the ruling party as ‘hurting religious sentiment’ in the country.
Ayer salió #MiningSecrets, un proyecto de @FbdnStories con 65 periodistas. Tuvimos acceso a miles de documentos mediante un grupo de hackers “Guacamaya” sobre el gigante minero Solway, en Guatemala. Aquí los documentos con los que más aluc…
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2017 — 9 years ago.
👁️Averages 237.5K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬3.14% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated69/100
Good
Credibility score
85%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~3.4× of followers engage each post) is around typical for X.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (9+ years old).
- 3.14% engagement — below the ~8.8% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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