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astroturfing

tactic of creating artificial "grassroots" organizations
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astroturfing

Summary

astroturfing has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • AstroTurf is named after astroturfing[2].
  • grassroots movement is named after astroturfing[3].
  • astroturfing is a type of tactic[4].
  • astroturfing is a type of online misconduct[5].
  • astroturfing is a type of imitation[6].
  • astroturfing is a type of deceptive communication technique[7].
  • astroturfing's used by is recorded as media manipulation[8].
  • astroturfing's uses is recorded as front organization[9].
  • astroturfing's uses is recorded as sockpuppet[10].
  • astroturfing's named by is recorded as Lloyd Bentsen[11].
  • astroturfing's P6009 is recorded as 13920[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include tactic[4], online misconduct[5], imitation[6], and deceptive communication technique[7].

Origins

Things named after include AstroTurf[2], a brand[13], founded in 1964[14] and grassroots movement[3].

Use and Application

astroturfing's used by is recorded as media manipulation[8].

Why It Matters

astroturfing has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] astroturfing is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Lloyd Bentsen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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