KnowraAstroturfingLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Astroturfing, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 5Compared with 2DisinformationRelated: Fabricated public consensus can make disinformation seem widely accepted.Hashtag activismCompared with: Manufactured hashtag campaigns can imitate the distributed appearance of public participation.HashtagRelated: Coordinated accounts can inflate hashtag activity to simulate public momentum.John OliverRelated: Oliver’s segment on fake grassroots advocacy popularized the term for many viewers.GrassrootsCompared with: It imitates grassroots participation while concealing who organized or financed it.Dead Internet theoryRelated: Longstanding awareness of manufactured online consensus helped make the theory credible.Plant (deception)Related: A plant can pose as an ordinary supporter to make coordinated opinion look grassroots.