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Summary: Create key social engineering assets needed to amplify content, manipulate algorithms, fool public and/or specific incident/campaign targets. Computational propaganda depends substantially on false perceptions of credibility and acceptance. By creating fake users and groups with a variety of interests and commitments, attackers can ensure that their messages both come from trusted sources and appear more widely adopted than they actually are.
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Belongs to tactic stage: TA15
| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
|---|---|
| I00005 Brexit vote | Fake FB groups + dark content |
| I00006 Columbian Chemicals | Fake twitter profiles to amplify |
| I00009 PhilippinesExpert | FB pages |
| I00010 ParklandTeens | FB pages/groups/profiles |
| I00017 US presidential elections | Fake FB groups + dark content |
| I00022 #Macronleaks | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles + dark content |
| I00032 Kavanaugh | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles |
| I00056 Iran Influence Operations | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles + dark content (non-paid advertising) |
| Counters | Response types |
|---|---|
| C00006 Charge for social media | D02 |
| C00040 third party verification for people | D02 |
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