The Dubai influencer 'propaganda' wars: Social media stars are trolled over claims they're being paid to post glowing messages about life in city with very cryptic messages

Content creators with hundreds of thousands of followers between them have responded to Iranian attacks by sharing images of Dubai leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.


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