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Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29

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Fake social media accounts are boosting Azerbaijan 's hosting of the Cop29 climate summit.

The accounts were mostly set up after July , when seven of the top 10 most engaged posts were critical of Azerbaijan ’s role in the conflict with Armenia , using hashtags such as # stopgreenwashgenocide.

Global Witness said artificially inflating the reach of government posts was drowning out independent criticism.

Azerbaijan has significant fossil fuel reserves and intends to increase gas production by 50% .