AMITT/techniques/T0056.md

Technique T0056: Dedicated channels disseminate information pollution

• Summary: Output information pollution (e.g. articles on an unreported false story/event) through channels controlled by or related to the incident creator. Examples include RT/Sputnik or antivax websites seeding stories.

• Belongs to tactic stage: TA09

Incident	Descriptions given for this incident
I00002 #VaccinateUS	create web-site - information pollution
I00005 Brexit vote	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00007 Incirlik terrorists	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (report an unreported false story/event)
I00009 PhilippinesExpert	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00017 US presidential elections	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00029 MH17 investigation	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)
I00032 Kavanaugh	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00044 JadeHelm exercise	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00049 White Helmets: Chemical Weapons	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)
I00050 #HandsOffVenezuela	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)
I00051 Integrity Initiative	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution
I00053 China Huawei CFO Arrest	State-run media seeds foreign influence environment
I00063 Olympic Doping Scandal	RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)

Counters	Response types
C00008 Create shared fact-checking database	D4 Degrade
C00009 Educate high profile influencers on best practices	D2 Deny
C00011 Media literacy. Games to identify fake news	D2 Deny
C00012 Platform regulation	D2 Deny
C00013 Rating framework for news	D2 Deny
C00014 Real-time updates to fact-checking database	D4 Degrade
C00016 Censorship	D2 Deny
C00019 Reduce effect of division-enablers	D3 Disrupt
C00036 Infiltrate the in-group to discredit leaders (divide)	D2 Deny
C00042 Address truth contained in narratives	D4 Degrade
C00044 Keep people from posting to social media immediately	D3 Disrupt
C00046 Marginalise and discredit extremist groups	D4 Degrade
C00048 Name and Shame Influencers	D7 Deter
C00070 Block access to disinformation resources	D2 Deny
C00071 Block source of pollution	D2 Deny
C00073 Inoculate populations through media literacy training	D2 Deny
C00073 Inoculate populations through media literacy training	D2 Deny
C00078 Change Search Algorithms for Disinformation Content	D3 Disrupt
C00081 Highlight flooding and noise, and explain motivations	D3 Disrupt
C00082 Ground truthing as automated response to pollution	D3 Disrupt
C00085 Mute content	D3 Disrupt
C00087 Make more noise than the disinformation	D4 Degrade
C00092 Establish a truth teller reputation score for influencers	D7 Deter
C00115 Expose actor and intentions	D2 Deny
C00120 Open dialogue about design of platforms to produce different outcomes	D7 Deter
C00122 Content moderation	D2 Deny
C00125 Prebunking	D3 Disrupt
C00126 Social media amber alert	D3 Disrupt
C00128 Create friction by marking content with ridicule or other "decelerants"	D3 Disrupt
C00138 Spam domestic actors with lawsuits	D3 Disrupt
C00153 Take pre-emptive action against actors' infrastructure	D3 Disrupt
C00162 Unravel/target the Potemkin villages	D3 Disrupt
C00176 Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private	D7 Deter
C00203 Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets	D3 Disrupt

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