Porokhobots were online personalities that supported Petro Poroshenko in his failed reelection campaign.
The Kyiv Post has obtained documents proving the Porokhobots were on a payroll:
But new documents obtained by the Kyiv Post suggest that not all press or media commentary in favor of former President Petro Poroshenko was authentic.
Rather, during Poroshenko’s 2014-2019 term in office, his allies regularly paid media outlets for favorable coverage and directed smear campaigns against his critics on social networks.