# Incident I00017: US presidential elections

* **Summary:** Make Clinton look bad or unpopular, and Trump look good over a long period, to change individuals’ voting intentions. 

* **incident type**: campaign

* **Year started:** 2016

* **Countries:** Russia , USA

* **Found via:** OII

* **Date added:** 2019-02-24
 

| Technique | Description given for this incident |
| --------- | ------------------------- |
| [T0007 Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups](../generated_pages/techniques/T0007.md) | IT00000058 Fake FB groups + dark content |
| [T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0010.md) | IT00000063 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots |
| [T0016 Create Clickbait](../generated_pages/techniques/T0016.md) | IT00000073 Click-bait (economic actors) fake news sites (ie: Denver Guardian; Macedonian teens) |
| [T0018 Purchase Targeted Advertisements](../generated_pages/techniques/T0018.md) | IT00000057 Targeted FB paid ads |
| [T0019 Generate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0019.md) | IT00000061 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| [T0020 Trial content](../generated_pages/techniques/T0020.md) | IT00000070 4Chan/8Chan - trial content |
| [T0029 Online polls](../generated_pages/techniques/T0029.md) | IT00000060 manipulate social media "online polls"?  |
| [T0046 Use Search Engine Optimization](../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000071 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |
| [T0057 Organize Events](../generated_pages/techniques/T0057.md) | IT00000059 Digital to physical "organize+promote" rallies & events |


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