Astroturfing: How To Spot A Fake Movement

If the Reopen America protests seem a little off to you, that's because they are. In this video we're going to talk about astroturfing and how insidious it is. - Second Thought

Some Resources:

Domains registered to Dorr brothers and other interests: https://www.domaintools.com/resources...
Analysis of the Reopen domains https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/w...
Study on Astroturfing: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/2/38...
Jeff Nesbit’s book on the Tea Party: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Operation Earnest Voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...
Citizens for a Sound Economy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen...

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