Technique
technique:social_media_manipulation
Also: online influence operations
Use of social media, trolls, fake news, bots, memes, and platform algorithms to influence public opinion.
Use of social media, trolls, fake news, bots, memes, and platform algorithms to influence public opinion.
“social media trolls, planting fake news”
“propaganda machines are learning how to use memes and algorithms to divide us”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | 2016 US election influence campaign | Attributed | 65 |
2016 US election influence campaign INVOLVES social media manipulation
The campaign used social-media trolls, fake news, and other social-media techniques to influence the election.
Attributed Confidence 98% · James Clapper EP 65 Details
“very skillful, sophisticated use of social media; social media trolls, planting fake news”