T0019 "Generate information pollution"

Tactic stage: TA06

Summary: Flood social channels; drive traffic/engagement to all assets; create aura/sense/perception of pervasiveness/consensus (for or against or both simultaneously) of an issue or topic. "Nothing is true, but everything is possible." Akin to astroturfing campaign.

Relationships

Has counters:

C00042 Address truth contained in narratives

C00071 Block source of pollution

C00072 Remove non-relevant content from special interest groups - not recommended

C00073 Inoculate populations through media literacy training

C00074 Identify and delete or rate limit identical content

Detection methods include:

F00003 Exploit counter-intelligence vs bad actors

F00006 SWOT analysis of tech platforms

F00029 Detect proto narratives, i.e. RT, Sputnik

F00031 Educate on how to identify information pollution

F00035 Identify repeated narrative DNA

Datasets

Examples include:

Seen in incidents:

I00002 as create web-site - information pollution:

I00005 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:

I00007 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (report an unreported false story/event):

I00009 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution :

I00017 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:

I00029 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media):

I00032 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:

I00044 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:

I00049 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media):

I00050 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media):

I00051 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution:

I00063 as RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media):