1
The first leak
21 October
u/gregoriator publishes the documents on Reddit but the post has little impact
The post made grammatical errors similar to those made by Secondary Infektion posts
2
Amplification
23 October – German sites
A user called Max Ostermann links to the original Reddit post on three German sites
Same day – Twitter
@gregoriator begins tweeting the Reddit post to senior UK politicians and journalists
Three 'Ostermann' accounts were created and posted only once. Secondary Infektion uses such 'single-use burner accounts' repeatedly on the same three sites
This account posts the same link 51 times in three days – a similar pattern to the Secondary Infektion @Kprydius account
Same day – beforeitsnews
English-language user Wilbur Gregoratior republishes original Reddit post on conspiracy site
Secondary Infektion repeatedly uses the same site
The operation struggles to draw attention to the documents until they suddenly take centre-stage in the election campaign
3
Redacted version
19 November
In a TV debate with Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn reveals redacted documents obtained through an FoI request
After the debate, the pressure group Global Justice Now (which made the FoI request) receives an anonymous email directing it to the unredacted documents
4
Original leak highlighted
27 November
Corbyn presents the full, unredacted documents at a press conference
Investigations trace the documents back to the original u/gregoriator Reddit post
1
The first leak
21 October
u/gregoriator publishes the documents on Reddit but the post has little impact
The post made grammatical errors similar to those made by Secondary Infektion posts
2
Amplification
23 October – German sites
A user called Max Ostermann links to the original Reddit post on three German sites
Same day – Twitter
@gregoriator begins tweeting the Reddit post to senior UK politicians and journalists
Same day – beforeitsnews
English-language user Wilbur Gregoratior republishes original Reddit post on conspiracy site
Three 'Ostermann' accounts were created and posted only once. Secondary Infektion uses such 'single-use burner accounts' repeatedly on the same three sites
This account posts the same link 51 times in three days – a similar pattern to the Secondary Infektion @Kprydius account
Secondary Infektion repeatedly uses the same site
The operation struggles to draw attention to the documents until they suddenly take centre-stage in the election campaign
3
Redacted version
19 November
In a TV debate with Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn reveals redacted documents obtained through an FoI request
After the debate, the pressure group Global Justice Now (which made the FoI request) receives an anonymous email directing it to the unredacted documents
4
Original leak highlighted
27 November
Corbyn presents the full, unredacted documents at a press conference
Investigations trace the documents back to the original u/gregoriator Reddit post