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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'. It is ~~a synonym of~~ [[larp]]ing and [[false flagging]].		'''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 similar to [[larp]]ing and a near synonym of [[false flagging]].

	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.