# Metatechnique M008: data pollution * **Summary:** Add artefacts to the underlying system that deliberately confound disinformation monitoring | Counters | Response types | | -------- | -------------- | | [C00140 "Bomb" link shorteners with lots of calls](../counters/C00140.md) | D3 Disrupt | | [C00148 Add random links to network graphs](../counters/C00148.md) | D4 Degrade | | [C00149 Poison the monitoring & evaluation data](../counters/C00149.md) | D4 Degrade | | [C00047 Coordinated inauthentics](../counters/C00047.md) | D5 Deceive | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW