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Incident I00044: JadeHelm exercise
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Summary: In the summer of 2015, thousands of troops from the US Army Special Operations command conducted and multi-state, weeks-long training operation across the southwest. Russian trolls amplified conspiracy theories promoted by far right media operatives such as Alex Jones, specifically: the Jade Helm 15 exercise was a precursor to domestic invasion and subsequent martial law by the Obama Administration in coordination with China. Some versions have deus ex machina such as an asteroid strike. Ultimately the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, was forced to speak out on the conspiracy theory, but he hedged on Obama’s motives.
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incident type: incident
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Year started: 2015
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Countries: Russia , USA
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Found via: MIS
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Date added: 2019-02-25
| Technique | Description given for this incident |
|---|---|
| T0009 Facilitate State Propaganda | IT00000127 Promote fake “experts” with impressive (and scary) titles |
| T0010 Map Target Audience Information Environment | IT00000126 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Alex Jones... drives conspiracy theories) |
| T0019 Demand insurmountable proof | IT00000120 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
| T0020 Reuse Existing Content | IT00000124 4Chan/8Chan - trial content |
| T0031 Cultivate ignorant agents | IT00000122 YouTube; Reddit |
| T0032 Build Network | IT00000123 YouTube; Reddit |
| T0046 Co-opt Trusted Sources | IT00000125 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |
| T0053 Social Networks | IT00000119 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate |
| T0054 Media Sharing Networks | IT00000118 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate |
| T0056 Bookmarking and Content Curation | IT00000121 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution |
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