Real or not? USC study finds many political tweets come from fake accounts
Yup, in the US and elsewhere.<p>It&#x27;s called &quot;astroturfing&quot;. The US military has been doing it for a decade or more (Operation Earnest Voice, etc).<p>The new technology is to augment bot behavior with &quot;persona management&quot; software. Basically contractors who sit around all day and impersonate simulated people online in communities where messages are targeting permeation.<p>Militaries around the world participate in this, with the UK and US organized into information warfare brigades.