Not the first time that IR boasts about its offensive capabilities via social media but #Soleimani assassination just provided fresh ammunition to double down on disinformation and influence operations. Expect a lot more -- on all sides. https://t.co/azQIf3fnfY

— Simin Kargar (@SiminK_) January 3, 2020

Iran retaliatory threat #HardRevenge tweeted 95,000 times between Jan 1-3 and zero times in December, @CyberScoopNews reports citing @DFRLab https://t.co/l8vDsUT1Mq https://t.co/0qwEzr1mbf

— Ben Popken (@bpopken) January 3, 2020

I was digging into this too, but Jeff's got the lead on it- information ops Iran style ramping up on the HardRevenge hashtag. https://t.co/KWf1DU9hfO

— Sean Gallagher ⌨️ ??‍♂️⚡️?? (@thepacketrat) January 3, 2020

Uh oh we’re about to get suspended https://t.co/VigZcJyt3X

— Jose Rios (@RiosJose559) January 3, 2020

NEW: A pro-Iranian hashtag vowing revenge for #QassamSoleimani's killing is spreading like wildfire, per @KaranKanishk @DFRLab. Many of the most active accounts were created just last month. And, so far, a lot of it looks coordinated. @CyberScoopNews https://t.co/SGStv1RBDz

— Jeff Stone (@jeffstone500) January 3, 2020

Some US officials are bracing for Iran to retaliate with a cyber attack in response to the killing of one of its top commanders. But Iran has shown it's capable of engaging in another form of online warfare: social media disinformation campaigns. https://t.co/M6pczaGqqL

— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2020

Pro-Soleimani messaging immediately floods Twitter following general's death in drone strike - CyberScoop https://t.co/wwDEFKwLWV

— Information Warfare Community Self Synchronization (@IWCsync) January 3, 2020

Pro-Soleimani messaging immediately floods Twitter following general's death in drone strike - CyberScoop https://t.co/cg8h0nrA0Q pic.twitter.com/apDsbFsinq

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) January 4, 2020

NEW: US killing of Iran's Soleimani triggered a wave of social media propaganda apparently meant to sway opinion, w images of US military personnel w targets on faces, beheaded Trump images, messages telling US “prepare the coffins,” @jeffstone500 reports https://t.co/wSuZ7UsbsP

— Shannon Vavra (@shanvav) January 3, 2020

Pro-Soleimani messaging immediately floods Twitter following general's death in drone strikehttps://t.co/TOMiS6OP0c

— Paul Canning (@pauloCanning) January 3, 2020

Pro-Soleimani messaging immediately floods Twitter following general's death in drone strike https://t.co/4DlTM6kPYs

— Greg Otto (@gregotto) January 3, 2020

Pompeo Says Strike Aimed to Reduce Tensions in Middle East
Secretary of State says target Soleimani was planning attack against Americans https://t.co/N8ATqdhLwB

— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) January 3, 2020

IronNet founder Gen. (Ret.) Keith Alexander with a sober warning on #Iran: “It’s much more difficult for Iran to project physical power than it is for them to project cyber power." https://t.co/A7ymi4KhLF

— IronNet (@IronNetCyber) January 4, 2020

These guys are waay too smart for me to even understand

We'll know soonhttps://t.co/ECIDNdveJz

— RSK711 (@rajasark) January 3, 2020

Here's our running list of falsehoods and unverified info surrounding Soleimani's death https://t.co/yFrayghfcA

— Jane Lytvynenko ??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️ (@JaneLytv) January 3, 2020

These are being shared by legitimate journalists, not IRA trolls (that we know of). Disinformation doesn't require a concerted effort by state actors to spread; people are more than happy to spread themselves if it confirms their worldview. https://t.co/0EsGxra3iZ

— Scott Karo (@ScottKaro) January 3, 2020

Here's The Unverified And False Information Spreading About The Killing Of Qassem Soleimani.

The misinformation campaign is beginning and you need to be aware of what is true and what isn't.

The Eric Trump tweet is one of them.
https://t.co/9PMWAAlVBH via @janelytv

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) January 3, 2020

BuzzFeed News が、イラン革命防衛隊コッズ部隊のソレイマニ司令官が米軍によって殺害された直後から、虚偽や検証されていない情報がソーシャルメディアやメッセージングアプリで拡散されていることに注意を喚起しています。幾つかの例も。
https://t.co/Bb9ypBU0R7 via @janelytv

— ユダヤ人と日本 (@JewsandJapan) January 3, 2020

Disinformation operations on Soleimani are well on its way which
1) overstate universal support for Soleimani (he was a polarizing figure in Iran)
2) exaggerate threat (#HardRevenge and #deathtoamerica likely amplified by government supported accounts)https://t.co/j0FegwD2bq https://t.co/2tA15Zwq5R

— Nathalie Van Raemdonck (@eilah_tan) January 5, 2020

#Hardrevenge hashtag had content that was too violent and provocative. Glad some of the content is been taken down by Twitter. Follow more information in the story by @jeffstone500: https://t.co/6q20XxAVoS https://t.co/Az5ErOVwSP

— Kanishk Karan (@KaranKanishk) January 4, 2020

Here's a list of some of the false and unverified information being spread about the assassination of Soleimani. Be careful what you share, we don't want to spread misinformation. https://t.co/QJHmyGKf3n

— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) January 4, 2020