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'''Astroturfing''' is the act of creating a fake grassroots movement or pretending to be a participant in a movement you don't believe in for the purpose of 'shifting the narrative'. | '''Astroturfing''' is the act of creating a fake grassroots movement or pretending to be a participant in a movement you don't believe in for the purpose of 'shifting the narrative'. It is a synonym of [[larp]]ing and [[false flag]]ing. | ||
Users of [[r/IncelTears]] and other [[incelphobia|incelphobic]] terrorist groups have a tendency to take part in astroturfing by posting false flags on [[incels.co]], [[r/Braincels]] and other communities in the [[incelosphere]] to make incels look bad. | Users of [[r/IncelTears]] and other [[incelphobia|incelphobic]] terrorist groups have a tendency to take part in astroturfing by posting false flags on [[incels.co]], [[r/Braincels]] and other communities in the [[incelosphere]] to make incels look bad. | ||