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Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91)

Influencers are people on social media platforms who have large audiences. 

Threat Actors can try to trick Influencers such as celebrities, journalists, or local leaders who aren’t associated with their campaign into amplifying campaign content. This gives them access to the Influencer’s audience without having to go through the effort of building it themselves, and it helps legitimise their message by associating it with the Influencer, benefitting from their audience’s trust in them.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Identify susceptible influencers (f29dff54-af05-55d1-a056-899007481493) Detections Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 1
Ask media not to report false information (a1441814-0d69-5b19-9dae-64c61d7dfdbd) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 1
Don't engage with payloads (1744386c-0d46-54a8-a5b8-cba1bd7dc369) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 1
Make more noise than the disinformation (47ad777e-029c-5afa-9c37-50c3d86f3d39) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 1
Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures 1
Identify susceptible influencers (f29dff54-af05-55d1-a056-899007481493) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 2
Ask media not to report false information (a1441814-0d69-5b19-9dae-64c61d7dfdbd) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 2
Don't engage with payloads (1744386c-0d46-54a8-a5b8-cba1bd7dc369) Countermeasures general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 2
Make more noise than the disinformation (47ad777e-029c-5afa-9c37-50c3d86f3d39) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 2
influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures 2
data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures 2
media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures 3
media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures 3
Repair broken social connections (f5764785-ced5-5faa-8e11-e442d2d3f79d) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 3
Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 3
media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types Create a healthier news environment (b666fbe1-04de-547c-abc5-27786c948e50) Countermeasures 3
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 3
Hack the polls/ content yourself (61aa4bb6-218c-5a10-9f1c-1a494f6871e7) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 3
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types open engagement with civil society (11380b67-28d8-5034-a79b-fbb6150ad302) Countermeasures 3
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types daylight (7806c5d1-7c44-5ff5-a539-361c3381a67d) Detections 3
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures 3
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections 3
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types (botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures 3
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 3
Respected figure (influencer) disavows misinfo (a479d596-6f66-53eb-ae24-d3a67536464f) Countermeasures influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types 3
Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types 3
Data forensics (d4f0dd4b-6818-52a4-b4ca-e1fef024c1a0) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Establish a truth teller reputation score for influencers (9167d3c2-1f91-58f1-9dc2-fbe948f6b31c) Countermeasures data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Network anomaly detection (d3216499-77fd-528e-8b65-7c3bded9adda) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Full spectrum analytics (5aca53f0-2c85-5298-9eeb-4ac8325abb6b) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Network analysis Identify/cultivate/support influencers (d24431db-fc6e-5c62-b3d0-113a2219dbec) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
network analysis to identify central users in the pro-Russia activist community. (745658e5-5437-5f92-b2c4-80569a3cb330) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 3
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures 4
Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 4
content creator (6330d1dc-258f-5631-95e2-66390937cec3) Actor Types Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures 4
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures 4
Repair broken social connections (f5764785-ced5-5faa-8e11-e442d2d3f79d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 4
Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures Private Cluster (5662c61e-eb2b-5710-8148-61457483efcc) Unknown 4
Create a healthier news environment (b666fbe1-04de-547c-abc5-27786c948e50) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures coordinating body (91c80826-4428-5a58-8e54-337dfee99584) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures library (b2457b24-f997-573e-9c25-90eab4559f8e) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures NGO (253aa4f0-d720-50b7-a462-70c85f5f5b9f) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures religious organisation (c198d0db-7fea-523d-acc5-24b1e7d3f47c) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures social media platform outreach (75f1924e-e711-5d07-8336-865b277c30d0) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures community group (09f16551-695e-5d72-b58f-6cd256f7cb68) Actor Types 4
Hack the polls/ content yourself (61aa4bb6-218c-5a10-9f1c-1a494f6871e7) Detections Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques 4
open engagement with civil society (11380b67-28d8-5034-a79b-fbb6150ad302) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 4
daylight (7806c5d1-7c44-5ff5-a539-361c3381a67d) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections Private Cluster (6ffaa1a5-5d29-5b28-91fb-dca2df62769c) Unknown 4
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections 4
Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques (botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures 4
elves (019e73b3-c4be-5a28-a86b-4eb6d2df1217) Actor Types (botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures 4
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections Private Cluster (d05396d6-9701-5ce3-a6cd-abff224310ae) Unknown 4
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 4
Respected figure (influencer) disavows misinfo (a479d596-6f66-53eb-ae24-d3a67536464f) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 4
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures 4
Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 4
Data forensics (d4f0dd4b-6818-52a4-b4ca-e1fef024c1a0) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
Establish a truth teller reputation score for influencers (9167d3c2-1f91-58f1-9dc2-fbe948f6b31c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 4
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Network anomaly detection (d3216499-77fd-528e-8b65-7c3bded9adda) Detections 4
Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types 4
Full spectrum analytics (5aca53f0-2c85-5298-9eeb-4ac8325abb6b) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
Network analysis Identify/cultivate/support influencers (d24431db-fc6e-5c62-b3d0-113a2219dbec) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
network analysis to identify central users in the pro-Russia activist community. (745658e5-5437-5f92-b2c4-80569a3cb330) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 4
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures 5
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures 5
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Counter social engineering training (943ccc85-a339-5e32-ade9-09bc4bf6b4fd) Countermeasures 5
Mentorship: elders, youth, credit. Learn vicariously. (f99b442a-7c34-5c66-b699-64c3da69374c) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Marginalise and discredit extremist groups (e4a0a68e-dbf8-56b6-8029-2d670aad813c) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Unravel/target the Potemkin villages (efd2cf88-94ba-5fdc-8611-660baf44b2e9) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Name and Shame Influencers (70fb13e3-1d1f-5064-bf27-c3644f0a2045) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Counter social engineering training (943ccc85-a339-5e32-ade9-09bc4bf6b4fd) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
develop a creative content hub (babb37b7-5b28-5ba4-8f08-5c7c271937c7) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Redirect searches away from disinformation or extremist content (d12e5fda-c5d3-5cc5-806b-69edb56aac61) Countermeasures 5
Social capital as attack vector (8c281e28-298e-5c1b-8e44-f768006d6c26) Detections Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets (3055e156-f234-5293-9ab2-d9761a620060) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 5
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Prohibit images in political discourse channels (d8b22aa2-cbb6-5a97-b9ad-32eaf3514768) Countermeasures 5
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Buy more advertising than misinformation creators (4880efa6-1123-5703-9c44-9f0600670dd9) Countermeasures 5
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Click-bait centrist content (d6182931-a76a-59e6-901e-f63b9f6d2301) Countermeasures 5
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Fill information voids with non-disinformation content (e9380fb8-fc55-5ac7-94ab-2af4c13b6361) Countermeasures 5
Create a bot that engages / distract trolls (e21e17e9-3834-59de-bc31-9e43b73c8973) Countermeasures Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques 5
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Keep people from posting to social media immediately (e23dbc10-0eca-5100-bf14-cf2db9db31b8) Countermeasures 5
Remove or rate limit botnets (0280f954-5654-5d23-8dcf-a1f5334f3e6a) Countermeasures Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques 5
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment (01b3516b-b8b1-5a56-ae24-5300cceb70f8) Countermeasures 5
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Create friction by rate-limiting engagement (a64a6568-d047-55b9-a3ab-f77fb3c9ada3) Countermeasures 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Make amplification of social media posts expire (e.g. can't like/ retweet after n days) (49f92a32-bac9-56af-ac97-3b09f23b8fa6) Countermeasures 5
Add random links to network graphs (dcb94d22-45a2-5433-bc4c-634add96088b) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment (01b3516b-b8b1-5a56-ae24-5300cceb70f8) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Revocation of allowlisted or "verified" status (eaef2d36-c5a8-59b9-9075-c6cdaa060e5d) Countermeasures 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Strengthen verification methods (33d7f540-0adb-5ab5-ae09-1c7a20e125b1) Countermeasures 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Create friction by rate-limiting engagement (a64a6568-d047-55b9-a3ab-f77fb3c9ada3) Countermeasures 5
Keep people from posting to social media immediately (e23dbc10-0eca-5100-bf14-cf2db9db31b8) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
Content moderation (e9cf452f-3ebc-5de8-9f21-dde3133c92c0) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types social media source removal (b20e5c17-f2dd-5057-9af2-a9586e72de9e) Countermeasures 5
remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Private Cluster (0b0f003a-4bb7-5f1e-8bc6-987c680cba39) Unknown 5
Deplatform Account* (027421d5-7c11-5c13-aa91-5cf6a01b72ef) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Deplatform message groups and/or message boards (f3edf130-0096-5a49-a3f1-d97974a70494) Countermeasures 5
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Censorship (bb1f5f27-16da-59da-9972-32bb25568d02) Countermeasures 5
Platform adds warning label and decision point when sharing content (0acbac2f-7bd4-51d1-aaac-e12cebcddb31) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 5
Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques Spam domestic actors with lawsuits (80730d54-1dd1-5da6-baae-052553fbf27f) Countermeasures 5
Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques Make amplification of social media posts expire (e.g. can't like/ retweet after n days) (49f92a32-bac9-56af-ac97-3b09f23b8fa6) Countermeasures 5
Create a bot that engages / distract trolls (e21e17e9-3834-59de-bc31-9e43b73c8973) Countermeasures developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types 5
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types 5
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 6
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures games designer (6ff00416-5f81-5cc5-a07e-dff63a8a09a5) Actor Types 6
government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures 6
build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 6
Mentorship: elders, youth, credit. Learn vicariously. (f99b442a-7c34-5c66-b699-64c3da69374c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Marginalise and discredit extremist groups (e4a0a68e-dbf8-56b6-8029-2d670aad813c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Unravel/target the Potemkin villages (efd2cf88-94ba-5fdc-8611-660baf44b2e9) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Name and Shame Influencers (70fb13e3-1d1f-5064-bf27-c3644f0a2045) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
develop a creative content hub (babb37b7-5b28-5ba4-8f08-5c7c271937c7) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Redirect searches away from disinformation or extremist content (d12e5fda-c5d3-5cc5-806b-69edb56aac61) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Social capital as attack vector (8c281e28-298e-5c1b-8e44-f768006d6c26) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets (3055e156-f234-5293-9ab2-d9761a620060) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 6
Prohibit images in political discourse channels (d8b22aa2-cbb6-5a97-b9ad-32eaf3514768) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Buy more advertising than misinformation creators (4880efa6-1123-5703-9c44-9f0600670dd9) Countermeasures adtech provider (6edba8b4-fe7a-5be0-84d0-6dee21d2a48e) Actor Types 6
Click-bait centrist content (d6182931-a76a-59e6-901e-f63b9f6d2301) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Fill information voids with non-disinformation content (e9380fb8-fc55-5ac7-94ab-2af4c13b6361) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Remove or rate limit botnets (0280f954-5654-5d23-8dcf-a1f5334f3e6a) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Add random links to network graphs (dcb94d22-45a2-5433-bc4c-634add96088b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (cd0bc81f-afc1-506d-867d-6bf4c6ebd96b) Unknown 6
Revocation of allowlisted or "verified" status (eaef2d36-c5a8-59b9-9075-c6cdaa060e5d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (0a235a0a-367e-5d23-ab28-910ca6048277) Unknown 6
Strengthen verification methods (33d7f540-0adb-5ab5-ae09-1c7a20e125b1) Countermeasures Private Cluster (79dbc845-7737-5cf6-9a14-ee5a0d00503e) Unknown 6
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Content moderation (e9cf452f-3ebc-5de8-9f21-dde3133c92c0) Countermeasures 6
platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures 6
account owner (e2947637-eba1-526e-820d-7d9c0d27b6be) Actor Types Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures 6
Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures Private Cluster (d05396d6-9701-5ce3-a6cd-abff224310ae) Unknown 6
social media source removal (b20e5c17-f2dd-5057-9af2-a9586e72de9e) Countermeasures Private Cluster (56b88516-ae4c-5176-b6ed-6e9be91ce898) Unknown 6
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures 6
remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures activist (d710c91e-a2f2-54ba-9477-fe51b9f31f76) Actor Types 6
platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures 6
Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures Private Cluster (cb7d7a14-6e5c-503c-84b8-4a49e69b2627) Unknown 6
Deplatform Account* (027421d5-7c11-5c13-aa91-5cf6a01b72ef) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 6
Deplatform message groups and/or message boards (f3edf130-0096-5a49-a3f1-d97974a70494) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 6
Censorship (bb1f5f27-16da-59da-9972-32bb25568d02) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 6
Platform adds warning label and decision point when sharing content (0acbac2f-7bd4-51d1-aaac-e12cebcddb31) Countermeasures Private Cluster (0962328a-43c0-5604-b75e-44e4237f2b04) Unknown 6
Spam domestic actors with lawsuits (80730d54-1dd1-5da6-baae-052553fbf27f) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 6
Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 7
government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures 7
Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 7
government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures 7
Use advertiser controls to stem flow of funds to bad actors (bbb8b174-44b6-5f59-bcf0-eab169bc7be1) Countermeasures adtech provider (6edba8b4-fe7a-5be0-84d0-6dee21d2a48e) Actor Types 7
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Follow the money (25ca7eff-d789-5c36-a49d-34194b7246d4) Detections 7
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Challenge expertise (bd602fee-4354-5b31-99f1-832053c1bba0) Detections 7
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Create more friction at account creation (486790ce-6083-5403-b971-d4c0b291b6a4) Countermeasures 7
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private (fea19aab-9522-55bf-9608-addf7d6aaf8d) Countermeasures 7
platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types Registries alert when large batches of newsy URLs get registered together (f2adbe9e-7c80-504d-adc5-624e04eab4f1) Detections 7
platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types Control the US "slang" translation boards (e18bd403-00d9-5767-9e5c-b597f623821a) Detections 7
Infiltrate platforms (d7895c21-5e79-58db-b055-1e065abf524b) Countermeasures activist (d710c91e-a2f2-54ba-9477-fe51b9f31f76) Actor Types 7
Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types 8
Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures 8
policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures 8
Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 8
Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures military (091f8344-0956-5d15-83c4-e967579c4391) Actor Types 8
Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 8
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 8
social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures 8
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Use advertiser controls to stem flow of funds to bad actors (bbb8b174-44b6-5f59-bcf0-eab169bc7be1) Countermeasures Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques 8
Follow the money (25ca7eff-d789-5c36-a49d-34194b7246d4) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Challenge expertise (bd602fee-4354-5b31-99f1-832053c1bba0) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Create more friction at account creation (486790ce-6083-5403-b971-d4c0b291b6a4) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private (fea19aab-9522-55bf-9608-addf7d6aaf8d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Create Inauthentic Websites (534951bc-8d1e-58be-b051-c9243eac96fb) Techniques Registries alert when large batches of newsy URLs get registered together (f2adbe9e-7c80-504d-adc5-624e04eab4f1) Detections 8
Control the US "slang" translation boards (e18bd403-00d9-5767-9e5c-b597f623821a) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 8
Infiltrate platforms (d7895c21-5e79-58db-b055-1e065abf524b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (80153803-52a6-501a-8e28-b143d85dc261) Unknown 8
social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types Charge for social media (0aa00b22-361f-5e5b-ac46-901cf6d2dfcc) Countermeasures 9
Enhanced privacy regulation for social media (57f70a3c-63a7-5873-a0ce-49a05d5f4eb7) Countermeasures policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types 9
policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types Reduce political targeting (14dad601-4ddd-5cfd-a48d-9b53212769ce) Countermeasures 9
Legal action against for-profit engagement factories (5682293b-d9d8-5db0-90df-4bb4cedc6882) Countermeasures policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types 9
Coalition Building with stakeholders and Third-Party Inducements (047898ad-129f-5d18-9dea-985e7f68becd) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 9
Engage payload and debunk. (cbba0c79-9287-5ead-a70a-34f740b4325f) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 9
compatriot policy (af04983d-8531-54df-a7c7-39e5ae6bb523) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 9
Strengthen institutions that are always truth tellers (90ec53d1-ed62-516d-b530-49cb3e9e851c) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 9
Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques Verification of project before posting fund requests (c112eafc-0f31-5bd7-9083-20ef706c8d57) Countermeasures 9
Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques Ban incident actors from funding sites (5b5c3e04-acf2-50dd-9861-c44bcc8f2cc3) Countermeasures 9
Create Inauthentic Websites (534951bc-8d1e-58be-b051-c9243eac96fb) Techniques Fake websites: add transparency on business model (594ec374-28b9-5191-8bb7-edd9196daf4e) Detections 9
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Charge for social media (0aa00b22-361f-5e5b-ac46-901cf6d2dfcc) Countermeasures 10
Enhanced privacy regulation for social media (57f70a3c-63a7-5873-a0ce-49a05d5f4eb7) Countermeasures Private Cluster (4f605821-9566-5a3c-b8c9-070e3b7f885d) Unknown 10
Purchase Targeted Advertisements (87208979-6982-53d5-ad0f-49cef659555c) Techniques Reduce political targeting (14dad601-4ddd-5cfd-a48d-9b53212769ce) Countermeasures 10
Legal action against for-profit engagement factories (5682293b-d9d8-5db0-90df-4bb4cedc6882) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 10
Coalition Building with stakeholders and Third-Party Inducements (047898ad-129f-5d18-9dea-985e7f68becd) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
Engage payload and debunk. (cbba0c79-9287-5ead-a70a-34f740b4325f) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
compatriot policy (af04983d-8531-54df-a7c7-39e5ae6bb523) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
Strengthen institutions that are always truth tellers (90ec53d1-ed62-516d-b530-49cb3e9e851c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
Verification of project before posting fund requests (c112eafc-0f31-5bd7-9083-20ef706c8d57) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
funding_site_admin (a97e25d4-62cf-5040-8274-1a71104104b2) Actor Types Ban incident actors from funding sites (5b5c3e04-acf2-50dd-9861-c44bcc8f2cc3) Countermeasures 10
Fake websites: add transparency on business model (594ec374-28b9-5191-8bb7-edd9196daf4e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 10
Detect abnormal profiles, e.g. prolific pages/ groups/ people (345ea7b9-1504-57cf-9c8f-7b01613d89e6) Detections Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques 11
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal events (42827d89-3a37-568e-9de3-8ebd379c3d8f) Detections 11
Detect abnormal groups (e39234ab-979c-51c8-8f34-5a9337bd030e) Detections Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques 11
third party verification for people (a374c7de-23fd-5cae-805c-83817cb66d66) Countermeasures Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques 11
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal pages (6fc10d9d-96a5-5ae1-a0f7-0136a9819a6e) Detections 11
Detect abnormal profiles, e.g. prolific pages/ groups/ people (345ea7b9-1504-57cf-9c8f-7b01613d89e6) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 12
Detect abnormal events (42827d89-3a37-568e-9de3-8ebd379c3d8f) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 12
Detect abnormal groups (e39234ab-979c-51c8-8f34-5a9337bd030e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 12
third party verification for people (a374c7de-23fd-5cae-805c-83817cb66d66) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 12
Detect abnormal pages (6fc10d9d-96a5-5ae1-a0f7-0136a9819a6e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 12