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Technique T0142: Fabricate Grassroots Movement

• Summary: This technique, sometimes known as "astroturfing", occurs when an influence operation disguises itself as a grassroots movement or organisation that supports operation narratives. 

Astroturfing aims to increase the appearance of popular support for an evolving grassroots movement in contrast to "Utilise Butterfly Attacks", which aims to discredit an existing grassroots movement. 

This Technique was previously called Astroturfing, and used the ID T0099.001

• Belongs to tactic stage: TA16

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