In 2015 veteran investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson shows how astroturf, or fake grassroots movements funded by political, corporate, or other special interests very effectively manipulate and distort media messages.

Attkisson may have well presented this yesterday and it would be totally relevant (and probably banned).

Thanks to Howard Steen for digging this one up

Howard Steen @HowardSteen4

What is ‘astroturfing’? This was a new term for me only this week. It turns out it is something we should all know about … and certainly, how to recognise it. Here’s an introduction: youtu.be/-bYAQ-ZZtEU

8:00 PM ∙ Oct 30, 2021

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Identifying astroturfing:

1) Use of inflammatory language

2) Claims of debunking myths that are not myths at all

3) Attacking the personalities around the issue rather than the actual facts

4) Questioning those who question authority