4.2 New ad hoc thematic channels: Other disinformation entrepreneurs managed different thematic channels on YouTube and created new ones specifically dedicated to the war.
In only a few months of existence (since April 30, 2022), the channel has published 108 videos, gathered over 80K subscribers, and had 6.7M views. In a
video, he foresees “the sudden implosion of the Ukrainian army” by the end of June, and that “the East and South” of Ukraine ”will fall on Russia’s lap with remarkable speed”, putting an end to the war by September 30.
This YouTuber’s estimated monthly earnings are up to
5.1K USD.
Gonzalo Lira has a
Twitter account, opened in April 2022, with pro-Kremlin disinformation content and, among other things, he recounted that the Ukrainian security forces
arrested him. In three months, he obtained more than 61K followers.
Gonzalo Lira also has another Twitter
account, a YouTube
channel created in 2019, an
Instagram account, and a
Telegram channel, but he claims to have
lost access to these four accounts and adds: “Assume someone else wrote any posts after 15/4/22.”
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