Many influence operations fail to get real people to interact with the fake accounts they create. In the case of this network though, the research identified posts which were interacted with and endorsed by the verified accounts of public figures.
The report also identified content from the fake profiles embedded on news blogs and commentary sites.
Experts on influence operations describe this as "amplification", and the more the network receives, the more impact it can have.
The BBC contacted some of the verified accounts which had interacted with posts in the network.
Rouble Nagi, who on Twitter describes herself as a humanitarian and social worker, had responded to one of the fake accounts' tweets with two clapping hands emojis. She said she is "sad that it was a fake account".
Col Rohit Dev, who calls himself a geopolitical military analyst, had responded to one of these accounts' posts with thumbs-up emojis, but told us he did not know the person behind the handle.
Nikhil Pahwa, a digital rights activist and editor of technology policy website MediaNama, says that these influence networks target individuals with a particular point of view.
"These 80-odd accounts will not necessarily make something trend, but with consistent posting, they try to discredit a point of view," he said.
"This seems to be a sophisticated approach, and seems to be a part of a larger operation."