Incident I00049: White Helmets: Chemical Weapons

Summary: On 7 April 2018, a high number of civilians were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Douma, with evidence pointing towards another chemical attack by the regime, according to the EU. Subsequent to this event, a series of images "prove" that the White Helmets "staged" the chemical attack in Syria.
incident type: incident
Year started: 2017
Countries: Russia , World
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Date added: 2019-03-20

Technique	Description given for this incident
T0001 Determine Target Audiences	IT00000136 4 D's (dismiss, distort, distract, dismay...Official channels ie: Embassies & Defence Ministry; TASS
T0010 Map Target Audience Information Environment	IT00000139 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Roger Waters; Venessa Beeley...)
T0019 Demand insurmountable proof	IT00000137 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)
T0031 Cultivate ignorant agents	IT00000142 YouTube; Reddit;
T0032 Build Network	IT00000143 YouTube; Reddit;
T0046 Co-opt Trusted Sources	IT00000140 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words")
T0052 Livestream	IT00000141 News circulated/amplifed by tertiary sites (Russia Insider, The Duran, Geopolitica.ru, Mint Press News, Oriental Review, globalresearch.ca)
T0053 Social Networks	IT00000135 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate
T0054 Media Sharing Networks	IT00000134 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate
T0056 Bookmarking and Content Curation	IT00000138 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media)

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