Advocacy

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Fake local-news identities used to lend credibility to advocacy | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: A page that looks like local journalism can lend borrowed credibility to advocacy, especially when fake reporters, concealed operators, or inauthentic news brands hide who is actually speaking.

Impersonated advocacy groups used to discredit a movement | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: An imitation advocacy group can manufacture statements, behavior, or imagery that outsiders wrongly attribute to a real movement, making impersonation a way to damage reputation as well as manufacture support.