Al Jazeera Investigates @ajiunit.com · Mar 20

'Gregoire Cyrille Dongobada' has had over 75 pieces published in various outlets, reaching audiences in more than a dozen West and Central African countries. We've discovered that in three years, more than 200 articles have been published as part of the campaign, using at least 20 different names.

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Al Jazeera Investigates · Mar 20

Most of the writers call themselves freelance journalists in newspaper bios, with some self-identifying as analysts or experts. However, in each case, there's no employment history and often no social media profile or other evidence to indicate they're a real person.