# Incident I00044: JadeHelm exercise

* **Summary:** In the summer of 2015, thousands of troops from the US Army Special Operations command conducted and multi-state, weeks-long training operation across the southwest. Russian trolls amplified conspiracy theories promoted by far right media operatives such as Alex Jones, specifically: the Jade Helm 15 exercise was a precursor to domestic invasion and subsequent martial law by the Obama Administration in coordination with China. Some versions have deus ex machina such as an asteroid strike. Ultimately the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, was forced to speak out on the conspiracy theory, but he hedged on Obama’s motives.

* **incident type**: incident

* **Year started:** 2015

* **Countries:** Russia , USA

* **Found via:** MIS

* **Date added:** 2019-02-25
 

| Technique | Description given for this incident |
| --------- | ------------------------- |
| [T0009 Create fake experts](../generated_pages/techniques/T0009.md) | IT00000127 Promote fake “experts” with impressive (and scary) titles |
| [T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0010.md) | IT00000126 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Alex Jones... drives conspiracy theories) |
| [T0019 Generate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0019.md) | IT00000120 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| [T0020 Trial content](../generated_pages/techniques/T0020.md) | IT00000124 4Chan/8Chan - trial content |
| [T0046 Use Search Engine Optimization](../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000125 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |


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