2.6 KiB
2.6 KiB
Incident I00006: Columbian Chemicals
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Summary: Early Russian (IRA) “fake news” stories. Completely fabricated; very short lifespan.
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incident type: incident
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Year started: 2014
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Countries: Russia , USA
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Found via:
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Date added: 2019-02-24
| Technique | Description given for this incident |
|---|---|
| T0007 Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups | I00006T004 Fake twitter profiles to amplify |
| T0015 Create hashtag | I00006T003 Create and use hashtag |
| T0024 Create fake videos and images | I00006T002 Fake video/images |
| T0039 Bait legitimate influencers | I00006T005 bait journalists/media/politicians |
| T0043 Use SMS/ WhatsApp/ Chat apps | I00006T001 Use SMS/text messages |
| T0055 Use hashtag | I00006T003 Create and use hashtag |
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Actor: probably IRA (source: recordedfuture)
Timeframe: 1 day
Date: Sept 11 2014
Presumed goals: test deployment
Method:
- Artefacts: text messages, images, video
- Create messages. e.g. “A powerful explosion heard from miles away happened at a chemical plant in Centerville, Louisiana #ColumbianChemicals”
- Post messages from fake twitter accounts; include handles of local and global influencers (journalists, media, politicians, e.g. @senjeffmerkley)
- Amplify, by repeating messages on twitter via fake twitter accounts
- Not seen: interaction, refutation etc.
- TL;DR: early attempts to create fake incidents had limited traction.
Counters:
- None seen. Fake stories were debunked very quickly.
Related incidents:
- BP oil spill tsunami
- #PhosphorusDisaster - fake story about water contamination scare
- #EbolaInAtlanta - fake story about Ebola outbreak in Atlanta
- #shockingmurderinatlanta - fake story about unarmed black woman killed by police in Atlanta
These were all well-produced fake news stories, promoted on Twitter to influencers through a single dominant hashtag (the single hashtag might have been something learned from crisismapping practice of forcing a single hashtag for each disaster because it was easier to track)
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