# 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 fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / 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 Clickbait](../generated_pages/techniques/T0016.md) | IT00000073 Click-bait (economic actors) fake news sites (ie: Denver Guardian; Macedonian teens) |
| [T0018 Paid targeted ads](../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 |
| [T0021 Memes](../generated_pages/techniques/T0021.md) | IT00000072 Memes... anti-immigration; euroskepticism; fear, outrage, conspiracy narratives |
| [T0025 Leak altered documents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0025.md) | IT00000054 hack/leak/manipulate/distort |
| [T0029 Manipulate online polls](../generated_pages/techniques/T0029.md) | IT00000060 manipulate social media "online polls"?  |
| [T0030 Backstop personas](../generated_pages/techniques/T0030.md) | IT00000074 Backstop personas |
| [T0031 YouTube](../generated_pages/techniques/T0031.md) | IT00000064 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0032 Reddit](../generated_pages/techniques/T0032.md) | IT00000065 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0033 Instagram](../generated_pages/techniques/T0033.md) | IT00000066 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0034 LinkedIn](../generated_pages/techniques/T0034.md) | IT00000067 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0035 Pinterest](../generated_pages/techniques/T0035.md) | IT00000068 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0036 WhatsApp](../generated_pages/techniques/T0036.md) | IT00000069 YouTube; Reddit; (Instagram, LinkedIn; Pinterest; WhatsApp?) |
| [T0046 Search Engine Optimization](../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000071 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |
| [T0053 Twitter trolls amplify and manipulate](../generated_pages/techniques/T0053.md) | IT00000056 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate |
| [T0054 Twitter bots amplify](../generated_pages/techniques/T0054.md) | IT00000055 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate |
| [T0056 Dedicated channels disseminate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0056.md) | IT00000062 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| [T0057 Organise remote rallies and events](../generated_pages/techniques/T0057.md) | IT00000059 Digital to physical "organize+promote" rallies & events |


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