Just as 4chan created fake Jewish and black accounts in January to sow strife between them, 4chan is now working to do the same against the LGBTQ+ community, called #OperationPridefall.

The goal is to sow doubt about LGBTQ+ people and paint them as unworthy of support. 1/8 https://twitter.com/koshersemite/status/1264420239736897543

They will be posting replies on Pride Month posts, gradually escalating over the course of the month.

Their hope is that people will become more acclimated to hateful speech over time and be more likely to accept and share it. 2/8 https://twitter.com/cardiganhill/status/1264995179775344640?s=20

I have seen an uptick in fake followers--I am not one who is directly impacted by this--likely in preparation for this operation, so here is a thread I wrote on how to identify fake Jewish accounts and can be applied more broadly. 3/8 https://twitter.com/dr_jfprice/status/1213914984549437440?s=20

Indeed, the channers will be using http://thispersondoesnotexist.com , an AI-driven website to create images that look like photos of real people.

And it looks as if the algorithm has improved over the past few months. 4/8 https://twitter.com/HC_Exvangelical/status/1212872947926470659?s=20

This is *against* the LBGTQ+ community, but it is aimed at casual Twitter users who may not be savvy in identifying misinformation campaigns and thus more susceptible to it.

Please let people know that this is planned, and with enough light on it they may not follow through. 5/8

Information and instructions for reporting and blocking these accounts starts here and runs through three tweets. 6/8 https://twitter.com/dr_jfprice/status/1213915004543610886?s=20

And to friends in the LGBTQ+ community, please know that you are seen and supported by your allies no matter what 4chan tries to throw your way. 7/8

I am tagging people I follow who have large followings to help get the word out and who were helpful in January. Some of your followers may benefit from this thread. 8/8

@RavMABAY @JustSayXtian @C_Stroop @Delafina777 @BulldogShadow @TheRaDR

h/t @isky_UniG33k