{"id":323552,"date":"2026-03-05T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-really-behind-identical-posts-from-dubai-influencers-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:00:35","slug":"whats-really-behind-identical-posts-from-dubai-influencers-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-really-behind-identical-posts-from-dubai-influencers-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s REALLY behind identical posts from Dubai influencers? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/G1VUzJT2trs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What\u2019s REALLY behind identical posts from Dubai influencers? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G1VUzJT2trs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates has been pulled into the growing confrontation between the US, Israel and Iran. Usually an influencer hotspot, places like Palm Jumeirah have been caught in the cross fire.<\/p>\n<p>But some have noticed influencers in the region seem to be posting identical messages across social media. <\/p>\n<p>BBC News analysed 129 posts from content creators based in Dubai during the first days of the conflict, to look for any unusual patterns. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Dubai #UEA #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates has been pulled into the growing confrontation between the US, Israel and Iran. Usually an influencer hotspot, places like Palm Jumeirah have been caught in the cross fire. But some have noticed influencers in the region seem to be posting identical messages across social media. 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