Astroturfing

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Notion

Domain

Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Astroturfing is the practice of hiding the sponsors of an orchestrated message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, unsolicited grassroots participants.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Astroturfing”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia