# Technique T0097: Present Persona

* **Summary**: This Technique contains different types of personas commonly taken on by threat actors during influence operations.<br><br>Analysts should use T0097’s sub-techniques to document the type of persona which an account is presenting. For example, an account which describes itself as being a journalist can be tagged with T0097.102: Journalist Persona.<br><br>Personas presented by individuals include:<br><br>T0097.100: Individual Persona<br>T0097.101: Local Persona<br>T0097.102: Journalist Persona<br>T0097.103: Activist Persona<br>T0097.104: Hacktivist Persona<br>T0097.105: Military Personnel Persona<br>T0097.106: Recruiter Persona<br>T0097.107: Researcher Persona<br>T0097.108: Expert Persona<br>T0097.109: Romantic Suitor Persona<br>T0097.110: Party Official Persona<br>T0097.111: Government Official Persona<br>T0097.112: Government Employee Persona<br><br>This Technique also houses institutional personas commonly taken on by threat actors:<br><br>T0097.200: Institutional Persona<br>T0097.201: Local Institution Persona<br>T0097.202: News Outlet Persona<br>T0097.203: Fact Checking Organisation Persona<br>T0097.204: Think Tank Persona<br>T0097.205: Business Persona<br>T0097.206: Government Institution Persona<br>T0097.207: NGO Persona<br>T0097.208: Social Cause Persona<br><br>By using a persona, a threat actor is adding the perceived legitimacy of the persona to their narratives and activities.

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA16


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