Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- A new report on Nepal's Gen Z-led protests prepared by Cyabra, an Israel-based artificial intelligence firm that tracks misinformation , has ignited controversy.

The report, titled "Nepal Protests 2025: Narratives and Fake Profile Influence", examined conversations across X, Facebook, and TikTok between September 6 and 9. (The Gen Z uprising took place on September 8 and 9.)

Cyabra said its AI-driven analysis found that inauthentic accounts made up 34 percent of the sampled 3,685 profiles on X. The report states that the coordinated use of hashtags, deliberate interaction with real users, and their role in generating 11.5 percent of total engagements and 14 percent of potential reach illustrate how fake accounts ca...