# Technique T0007: Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups

* **Summary**: Create key social engineering assets needed to amplify content, manipulate algorithms, fool public and/or specific incident/campaign targets. 

Computational propaganda depends substantially on false perceptions of credibility and acceptance. By creating fake users and groups with a variety of interests and commitments, attackers can ensure that their messages both come from trusted sources and appear more widely adopted than they actually are. 


* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA03


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00005 Brexit vote](../generated_pages/incidents/I00005.md) | Fake FB groups + dark content |
| [I00006 Columbian Chemicals](../generated_pages/incidents/I00006.md) | Fake twitter profiles to amplify |
| [I00009 PhilippinesExpert](../generated_pages/incidents/I00009.md) | FB pages |
| [I00010 ParklandTeens](../generated_pages/incidents/I00010.md) | FB pages/groups/profiles |
| [I00017 US presidential elections](../generated_pages/incidents/I00017.md) | Fake FB groups + dark content |
| [I00022 #Macronleaks](../generated_pages/incidents/I00022.md) | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles + dark content |
| [I00032 Kavanaugh](../generated_pages/incidents/I00032.md) | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles  |
| [I00056 Iran Influence Operations](../generated_pages/incidents/I00056.md) | Fake FB groups/pages/profiles + dark content (non-paid advertising) |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00006 Charge for social media](../generated_pages/counters/C00006.md) | D02 |
| [C00012 Platform regulation](../generated_pages/counters/C00012.md) | D02 |
| [C00016 Censorship](../generated_pages/counters/C00016.md) | D02 |
| [C00034 Create more friction at account creation](../generated_pages/counters/C00034.md) | D04 |
| [C00036 Infiltrate the in-group to discredit leaders (divide)](../generated_pages/counters/C00036.md) | D02 |
| [C00040 third party verification for people](../generated_pages/counters/C00040.md) | D02 |
| [C00085 Mute content](../generated_pages/counters/C00085.md) | D03 |
| [C00097 Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment](../generated_pages/counters/C00097.md) | D02 |
| [C00099 Strengthen verification methods](../generated_pages/counters/C00099.md) | D02 |
| [C00107 Content moderation](../generated_pages/counters/C00107.md) | D02 |
| [C00122 Content moderation](../generated_pages/counters/C00122.md) | D02 |
| [C00133 Deplatform Account*](../generated_pages/counters/C00133.md) | D03 |
| [C00135 Deplatform message groups and/or message boards](../generated_pages/counters/C00135.md) | D03 |
| [C00153 Take pre-emptive action against actors' infrastructure](../generated_pages/counters/C00153.md) | D03 |
| [C00172 social media source removal](../generated_pages/counters/C00172.md) | D02 |
| [C00176 Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private](../generated_pages/counters/C00176.md) | D07 |
| [C00189 Ensure that platforms are taking down flagged accounts](../generated_pages/counters/C00189.md) | D06 |
| [C00197 remove suspicious accounts](../generated_pages/counters/C00197.md) | D02 |


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