Astroturf campaigns
- Astroturfing
Nature
Astroturfing is a corporate persuasion tool. Astroturf campaigns are fake grassroots uprisings. These movements are fronted by professional liars posing as activists, made to look like ordinary people, and are usually funded by corporations or other self-interested organizations.
Background
Astroturf is fake (synthetic) turf (grass).
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Content quality
Unpresentable
Language
English
D7NID
240431
Last update
Oct 4, 2020