# Technique T0045: Use Fake Experts

* **Summary**: Use the fake experts that were set up during Establish Legitimacy. Pseudo-experts are disposable assets that often appear once and then disappear. Give "credility" to misinformation. Take advantage of credential bias

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA08


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00009 PhilippinesExpert](../../generated_pages/incidents/I00009.md) | Using "expert" |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00113 Debunk and defuse a fake expert / credentials.](../../generated_pages/counters/C00113.md) | D02 |
| [C00184 Media exposure](../../generated_pages/counters/C00184.md) | D04 |


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