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US Gov. Software Creates 'Fake People' on Social Networks to Promote Propoganda
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| Feb. 18, 2011
| Sean Kerrigan
Posted on 02/20/2011 6:54:49 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: King Moonracer
Absolutely; they couldn’t get the illegal aliens online fast enough, so they’re manufacturing the Emperor’s droid army...
To: Lazamataz
No, Willie Green is gone. That's what they want you to think...
Has anyone ever seen Willie Green and Joe Biden in the same room at the same time?
To: COUNTrecount
It's fun to see dangers everywhere, but please take a moment to look at the original solicitation at
Persona Management Software. You will see the buyer is the US Air Force, USCENTCOM, Air Mobility Command at MacDill Air Force Base. It looks like an anti-terrorist or counter-intelligence program aimed at the Middle East where social media are being used very effectively to foment revolution and infiltrate the bad guys. There could be two possible explanations:
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This is a black hat op designed to infiltrate our enemies who are pretty darn good at using the Net for their nefarious deeds. Makes a lot of sense to me. The whole approach could be for real.
- Or, the entire solicitation could be a bogus psyops designed to make the bad guys believe we can create these fake "personas." Essentially, we would be creating fake double agents to throw the bad guys off balance. Achmed would not know if we really could do this and that would really confound him. If this were a real op, then why would CENTCOM put the solicitation out in the public?
On the plus side, one genuine good guy at CENTCOM could run a whole team of pretend double agents who would not have to risk life and limb.
This has the makings of a good spy novel. Obviously, tactics such as these have been used since the beginning of time to deceive the other side and/or learn what they are doing. The recent book "A Genius For Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars" is a fun read and shows you how things like this were used very successfully to help the good guys win wars.
To: COUNTrecount
Does FR have a way to sniff these things out?
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posted on
02/20/2011 7:55:46 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: COUNTrecount
Just more evidence of a government out of control.
We can hardly believe a damn report released for public consumption by the feds any longer.
A government for and by the people....what a joke.
Transparency? Another belly laugh.
The majority of politicians are extremely wealthy and it takes millions upon millions to launch a campaign for any position at the state or federal level.
A government by the people.....come now.
To: COUNTrecount
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:00:46 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: ClearCase_guy
47
posted on
02/20/2011 8:02:26 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: COUNTrecount
The government hates it when people disagree with it. Unable to convince the people with truth, it creates lies and now is creating “people” who believe the lies.
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:05:11 AM PST
by
Leftism is Mentally Deranged
(Liberalism is against human nature. Practicing liberalism is detrimental to your mental stability.)
To: Jack Hydrazine
They don't do Obama any good unless they promote his policies, right?
So all you really need is ZOT.
Cheers!
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:26:12 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Apparently you trust a government and a president who calls for/wants a national security force as well equipt as our army, You know, "security forces" like you've been reading about everyday for the past week used on anti-government protesters in every country run by dictators...I don't
I no longer even trust they have good intentions...period.
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:31:04 AM PST
by
lewislynn
( What does the global warming movement and the Fairtax movement have in commom? Misinformation)
To: ClearCase_guy
1984 and Brave New World are both dystopic novels.Likewise "On the Beach."
Both of the movies made from the novel are pretty good. I prefer the first one with Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Fred Astaire.
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:32:23 AM PST
by
upchuck
(When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
To: kearnyirish2
That’s why we have Jim Rob to protect us :)
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:34:26 AM PST
by
upchuck
(When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
We relied on Don Morgan in the past ...
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HE WILL, WHEN CHALLENGED, PRETEND INNOCENCE. His use of multiple aliases is, itself a hoax. He is an electronic crasher who is here AGAINST THE EXPRESS WISHES OF THE OWNER OF THIS FORUM.
Attempting to engage him in debate plays into his hands. He is here to create dissent and to disrupt the Free Republic. That is his pattern and the reason his posting privileges have been banned.
Please DO NOT respond in any way to him.
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:42:33 AM PST
by
OwenKellogg
(Defund Elmo and TOTUS)
To: kearnyirish2
There are already plenty of trolls here and I’ll bet some of them are fake personas.
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:44:55 AM PST
by
Bookwoman
("...and I am unanimous in this...")
To: kearnyirish2
I’ve suspected some FReepers for quite some time now . . .
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:52:00 AM PST
by
dagogo redux
(A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
To: COUNTrecount
Will these bots get good pensions? Can they unionize?
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:53:33 AM PST
by
dagogo redux
(A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
To: dagogo redux
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posted on
02/20/2011 8:57:29 AM PST
by
COUNTrecount
(Barry...above his poi grade.)
To: COUNTrecount
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posted on
02/20/2011 9:01:30 AM PST
by
Running On Empty
((The three sorriest words: "It's too late"))
To: COUNTrecount
What is “propoganda?” New word or bad spelling?
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posted on
02/20/2011 9:04:56 AM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
(Our Constitution: the new Inconvenient Truth)
To: King Moonracer
Obama is favored 98% to 2% among fake people.
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posted on
02/20/2011 9:06:48 AM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
(Our Constitution: the new Inconvenient Truth)
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