Government Troll Training Programme

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"Intelligence officials should infiltrate online forums and chat rooms focusing on 'conspiracy theory' communities"

Cass Sunstein - Lawyer / Whitehouse 'Office of Information[/b]'

Realize the topic of CoIntelpro has been brought up a fair few times in relation to the UFO subject but when discussing potential nefarious government actions I still get amazed when some folks say their government 'wouldn't do that sort of thing'.







When it comes to officially sanctioned distortion, deflection, suppression or just plain BS then thought the vid below made some very good refresher points about the 'psychological building blocks of deception' and the manipulative techniques employed:







Also, seeing as this is a research consortium then suppose the files below dealing with intel operatives being in active, open play on 'conspiracy forums' are pretty relevant.

Government Troll Training Programme





Government plans to monitor and influence internet communications, and covertly infiltrate online communities in order to sow dissension and disseminate false information, have long been the source of speculation.

 Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein, a close Obama adviser and the White House's former head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, wrote a controversial paper in 2008 proposing that the US government employ teams of covert agents and pseudo-"independent" advocates to "cognitively infiltrate" online groups and websites, as well as other activist groups.

Sunstein also proposed sending covert agents into "chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups" which spread what he views as false and damaging "conspiracy theories" about the government.

PDF Files:

HOW COVERT AGENTS INFILTRATE THE INTERNET TO MANIPULATE, DECEIVE, AND DESTROY REPUTATIONS

The ART of DECEPTION C. IGCHO. TRAINING FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ONLINE COVERT OPERATIONS.

Along with 'public relations' it now looks like the term 'cognitive infiltration' is the new catch all phrase for 'active propaganda' so there are some handy hints for spotting it in this vid:

Basic tips for spotting and side-stepping government web-goons.

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Here is a link to that paper about Conspiracy Theories, by Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule.