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In case you missed it, #Calexit trended in the wee hours, sometime between 1:15 and 1:20 PDT on April 6th, 2020. Traffic mostly doesn't look automated, but that doesn't necessarily make it authentic; for one thing, there are a LOT of recently created accounts. . .
#Calexit has been a perennial favorite of overseas disinfo operations, and today's trend doesn't disappoint. Traffic is in a mix of Farsi and English; the general theme is that Iran is eager to recognize the independence of and work with a post-secession Republic of California.
Retweet network for recent #Calexit traffic. The two largest nodes, @a_raefipour1 and @syjebraily1, both claim Iranian residence and tweet mostly in Farsi; they appear to have piggybacked on a video message tweeted by the official @YesCalifornia account.
Interesting footnote: some of our older threads discussing the #Calexit hashtag are now picking up likes from day-old Farsi #Calexit sockpuppet accounts.
