I00032 "Kavanaugh"

• Object type: incident
• Year started: 2018
• Found in country: USA
• Attributions seen: Russia

Summary: Before the Senate SCOTUS confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, professor Christine Blasey Ford--first anonymously, then publicly--accused Kavanaugh of inappropriate or criminal sexual behavior. Amplified by Russian trolls Right wing operatives first tried to doxx Ford, then to discredit her. Many observers suggest that the Kavanaugh hearings were the largest anti-US Russian online operation for months.

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Uses techniques:

T0007 as Fake FB groups/pages/profiles :
T0010 as cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Alex Jones... drives conspiracy theories):
T0019 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:
T0020 as 4Chan/8Chan - trial content:
T0046 as SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words"):
T0057 as Digital to physical "organize+promote" rallies & events?: