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by jensen123 3681 days ago
Do you have any examples of Western governments doing this?
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Kristine1975 3681 days ago
US government as the CIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_mockingbird
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soundwave106 3681 days ago
There does appear to be a couple US examples within the Wikipedia article for astroturfing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing#Politics

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