Technique T0009: Create fake experts

Summary: Stories planted or promoted in computational propaganda operations often make use of experts fabricated from whole cloth, sometimes specifically for the story itself. For example, in the Jade Helm conspiracy theory promoted by SVR in 2015, a pair of experts--one of them naming himself a “Military Intelligence Analyst / Russian Regional CME” and the other a “Geopolitical Strategist, Journalist & Author”--pushed the story heavily on LinkedIn.
Belongs to tactic stage: TA03

Incident	Descriptions given for this incident
I00044 JadeHelm exercise	Promote fake “experts” with impressive (and scary) titles

Counters	Response types
C00008 Create shared fact-checking database	D4 Degrade
C00011 Media literacy. Games to identify fake news	D2 Deny
C00012 Platform regulation	D2 Deny
C00014 Real-time updates to fact-checking database	D4 Degrade
C00016 Censorship	D2 Deny
C00034 Create more friction at account creation	D4 Degrade
C00040 third party verification for people	D2 Deny
C00097 Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment	D2 Deny
C00099 Strengthen verification methods	D2 Deny
C00107 Content moderation	D2 Deny
C00133 Deplatform Account*	D3 Disrupt
C00176 Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private	D7 Deter
C00189 Ensure that platforms are taking down flagged accounts	D6 Destroy
C00197 remove suspicious accounts	D2 Deny

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