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Incident I00017: US presidential elections
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Summary: Make Clinton look bad or unpopular, and Trump look good over a long period, to change individuals’ voting intentions.
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incident type: campaign
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Year started: 2016
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Countries: Russia , USA
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Found via: OII
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Date added: 2019-02-24
| Technique | Description given for this incident |
|---|---|
| T0007 Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups | IT00000058 Fake FB groups + dark content |
| T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents | IT00000063 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots |
| T0016 Clickbait | IT00000073 Click-bait (economic actors) fake news sites (ie: Denver Guardian; Macedonian teens) |
| T0018 Paid targeted ads | IT00000057 Targeted FB paid ads |
| T0019 Generate information pollution | IT00000061 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| T0020 Trial content | IT00000070 4Chan/8Chan - trial content |
| T0021 Memes | IT00000072 Memes... anti-immigration; euroskepticism; fear, outrage, conspiracy narratives |
| T0025 Leak altered documents | IT00000054 hack/leak/manipulate/distort |
| T0029 Manipulate online polls | IT00000060 manipulate social media "online polls"? |
| T0030 Backstop personas | IT00000074 Backstop personas |
| T0031 YouTube | IT00000064 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0032 Reddit | IT00000065 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0033 Instagram | IT00000066 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0034 LinkedIn | IT00000067 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0035 Pinterest | IT00000068 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0036 WhatsApp | IT00000069 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| T0046 Search Engine Optimization | IT00000071 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |
| T0053 Twitter trolls amplify and manipulate | IT00000056 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate |
| T0054 Twitter bots amplify | IT00000055 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate |
| T0056 Dedicated channels disseminate information pollution | IT00000062 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| T0057 Organise remote rallies and events | IT00000059 Digital to physical "organize+promote" rallies & events |
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Actor: IRA
Timeframe: 2 years
Date: December 2015 - 2017
Presumed goals: “Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency” - James Clapper
Method:
- Facebook ads promoting minor candidates (Jill Stein)
References:
- https://medium.com/dfrlab/electionwatch-beyond-russian-impact-2f5777677cc0
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-secret-documents-from-russias-election-trolls-leak
Notes:
DailyBeast article gives sizings and method - 80 people on this. If they were working 8-6, that gives us a sizing on how much trolling they could do.