# Technique T0026: Create fake research

* **Summary**: Create fake academic research. Example: fake social science research is often aimed at hot-button social issues such as gender, race and sexuality. Fake science research can target Climate Science debate or pseudoscience like anti-vaxx

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA06


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00006 Charge for social media](../counters/C00006.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00006 Censorship](../counters/C00006.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00012 Platform regulation](../counters/C00012.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00072 Remove non-relevant content from special interest groups – not recommended](../counters/C00072.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00073 Inoculate populations through media literacy training](../counters/C00073.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00074 Identify and delete or rate limit identical content](../counters/C00074.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00081 Highlight flooding and noise, and explain motivations](../counters/C00081.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00082 Ground truthing as automated response to pollution](../counters/C00082.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00085 Mute content](../counters/C00085.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00094 Force full disclosure on corporate sponsor of research](../counters/C00094.md) | D4 Degrade |
| [C00096 Strengthen institutions that are always truth tellers](../counters/C00096.md) | D7 Deter |
| [C00107 Content moderation](../counters/C00107.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00117 Downgrade / de-amplify so message is seen by fewer people](../counters/C00117.md) | D4 Degrade |
| [C00119 Engage payload and debunk. Provide link to facts. ](../counters/C00119.md) | D7 Deter |
| [C00122 Content moderation](../counters/C00122.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00176 Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private](../counters/C00176.md) | D7 Deter |
| [C00195 Redirect searches away from disinformation or extremist content ](../counters/C00195.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00211 Use humorous counter-narratives](../counters/C00211.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00211 Use humorous counter-narratives](../counters/C00211.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00219 Add metadata to content that’s out of the control of disinformation creators](../counters/C00219.md) | D4 Degrade |


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