# Use fake experts

* **Type**: Technique

* **Name**: Use fake experts

* **Id**: T0045

* **Summary**: Use the fake experts that were set up in T0009. Pseudo-experts are disposable assets that often appear once and then disappear. Give "credility" to misinformation. Take advantage of credential bias

* **Tactic**: TA08


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00009 PhilippinesExpert](../incidents/I00009.md) | Using "expert" |



| Counters |
| -------- |
| [C00092 Establish a truth teller reputation score for individuals with many followers](../counters/C00092.md) |
| [C00113 Debunk and defuse a fake expert / credentials. Attack audience quality of fake expert](../counters/C00113.md) |
| [C00133 Deplatform Account*](../counters/C00133.md) |
| [C00135 Deplatform message groups and/or message boards](../counters/C00135.md) |


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