# 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 | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW