'Mr Boikov— who lives in the Russian consulate in Sydney while awaiting political asylum after fleeing an AUS arrest warrant for assault last year & then receiving RUS citizenship from putin— wasn't the first #twitter user to mention the name Benjamin Cohen. But he was the first to go viral, even making a national news outlet.

Probably because he'd purchased a blue tick, so his content was prioritised & appeared higher on feeds, including users who didn't follow him.' 👇👇
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68822846

Sydney mall attack: Confronting pro-Kremlin troll on false claims Jewish student was killer

Simeon Boikov sparked a social media frenzy implicating an innocent 20-year-old in the shopping mall attack.

^{By Marianna Spring (BBC News)}