Internet manipulation and propaganda

false or misleading information presented as news

thumb|upright=1.35|QAnon flag featuring an American flag overlaid with the Q logo alongside the slogan "Where we go one, we go all", at a Second Amendment rally in Richmond, 2020

online identity used for purposes of deception

intellectual isolation involving algorithms

conspiracy theory about the World Wide Web

Astroturfing is the deceptive practice of hiding the sponsors of an orchestrated message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, unsolicited grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial backers.

"Pizzagate" is a conspiracy theory that went viral during the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, falsely claiming that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) had discovered a pedophile ring linked to members of the Democratic Party while searching through Anthony Weiner's emails. It has been extensively discredited by a wide range of organizations, including the Washington, D.C. police.

Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign motivated by a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015. Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu.

thumb|alt=A photo of a person's hand while scrolling through news on smartphone|A person scrolling through news on a smartphone Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time watching short-form content or watching large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media. The concept was coined around 2018, and became more widespread in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the pandemic was accompanied by widespread misleading information, conspiracy theories, a

Russian "troll farm" organization

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 September 2025. Moldova is a parliamentary republic; the Parliament of Moldova has the main authority of creating laws and appointing the government, and executive powers are primarily derived from the legislature. The main parties and coalitions contesting the election were the ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), the centre-left and nominally pro-European Alternative (BA), and the left-wing populist and mildly pro-Russian Our Party (PN).

Russian state-sponsored Internet commentators

term for internet commentators who are paid to sway public opinion for the Chinese Communist Party

chatterbot made by Microsoft

A copypasta is a block of text copied and pasted to the Internet and social media. Copypasta containing controversial ideas or lengthy rants are often posted for humorous purposes, to provoke reactions from those unaware that the posted text is an Internet meme.

website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation

software agent that communicates on social media

act of a government or state to manipulate the Internet

attack done by multiple fake identities

thumb|A bust of MIT president Francis Amasa Walker separated from its pedestal at the [[MIT Museum]] Deplatforming, also known as no-platforming, is a boycott on an individual or group by removing the platforms used to share their information or ideas. The term is commonly associated with social media.

media-monitoring organization

manipulation of online digital technology for commercial, social, or political purposes

10th episode of the fifteenth season of South Park

Hacker team specialized on political manipulations such as election

shooting of Seth Rich on July 10, 2016

overview about fake news in India

hypothesis that social media algorithms drive political radicalization

sub-community of QAnon adherents

British intelligence agency unit

Non-governmental internet organization of South Korea to promote Korean culture and history

attempt to manipulate outcomes of social behavior through orchestrated actions

high-level national security concern

propaganda tactic

overview of the links between Trump associates and Russian officials

2020 conspiracy documentary film about the Covid-19 outbreak