# Incident I00032: Kavanaugh * **Summary:** Before the Senate SCOTUS confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, professor Christine Blasey Ford--first anonymously, then publicly--accused Kavanaugh of inappropriate or criminal sexual behavior. Amplified by Russian trolls Right wing operatives first tried to doxx Ford, then to discredit her. Many observers suggest that the Kavanaugh hearings were the largest anti-US Russian online operation for months. * **incident type**: incident * **Year started:** 2018 * **Countries:** Russia , USA * **Found via:** OII * **Date added:** 2019-02-24 | Technique | Description given for this incident | | --------- | ------------------------- | | [T0007 Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups](../generated_pages/techniques/T0007.md) | IT00000092 Fake FB groups/pages/profiles | | [T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0010.md) | IT00000104 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Alex Jones... drives conspiracy theories) | | [T0019 Generate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0019.md) | IT00000094 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution | | [T0020 Trial content](../generated_pages/techniques/T0020.md) | IT00000102 4Chan/8Chan - trial content | | [T0031 YouTube](../generated_pages/techniques/T0031.md) | IT00000096 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0032 Reddit](../generated_pages/techniques/T0032.md) | IT00000097 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0033 Instagram](../generated_pages/techniques/T0033.md) | IT00000098 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0034 LinkedIn](../generated_pages/techniques/T0034.md) | IT00000099 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0035 Pinterest](../generated_pages/techniques/T0035.md) | IT00000100 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0036 WhatsApp](../generated_pages/techniques/T0036.md) | IT00000101 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) | | [T0046 Search Engine Optimization](../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000103 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") | | [T0053 Twitter trolls amplify and manipulate](../generated_pages/techniques/T0053.md) | IT00000091 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate | | [T0054 Twitter bots amplify](../generated_pages/techniques/T0054.md) | IT00000090 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate | | [T0056 Dedicated channels disseminate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0056.md) | IT00000095 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution | | [T0057 Organise remote rallies and events](../generated_pages/techniques/T0057.md) | IT00000093 Digital to physical "organize+promote" rallies & events? | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW