# Incident I00002: #VaccinateUS

* **Summary:** use both pro- and anti- topic messaging to create an artificial argument online. 

* **incident type**: campaign

* **Year started:** 2014

* **Countries:** Russia , World

* **Found via:** 

* **Date added:** 2019-02-24


| Reference(s) |
| --------- |
| [https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/23/russian-trolls-twitter-bots-exploit-vaccine-controversy/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/23/russian-trolls-twitter-bots-exploit-vaccine-controversy/) |

 

| Technique | Description given for this incident |
| --------- | ------------------------- |
| [T0017 Conduct Fundraising](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0017.md) | IT00000002 Promote "funding" campaign |
| [T0018 Purchase Targeted Advertisements](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0018.md) | IT00000001 buy FB targeted ads |
| [T0046 Use Search Engine Optimisation](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000005 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |


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