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American entrepreneur and founder of Crowds on Demand
The available records present two competing portraits of how to become a paid protester with Crowds on Demand: a consistent, stepwise onboarding narrative promoted by CEO Adam Swart that emphasizes , ...
Crowds on Demand sells staged audiences, paid protesters, faux paparazzi and related services and has been repeatedly accused of facilitating “astroturfing” and deceiving the public, a charge levelled...
is a for‑profit publicity firm that advertises and documents hiring people to populate rallies, demonstrations and PR stunts on its website , and longstanding journalism and public records reporting d...
Crowds on Demand has been publicly associated with supplying paid actors for rallies, protests, and advocacy campaigns, and multiple briefings in 2024 indicate the firm to participate in anti-Israel d...
Crowds on Demand has been the subject of recurring ethical controversy and at least one high-profile legal accusation, largely centered on its business of hiring actors to simulate public support or o...
has been publicly documented providing hired participants for political campaigns, corporate publicity stunts, and protests since its founding in 2012, with media and company materials identifying spe...
pays people who work for its campaigns at variable rates that depend on the task, location and urgency: reporting and the company itself place hourly work and back-office tasks in the $25–$30 per hour...
There is direct evidence that a small commercial industry exists offering paid crowd services — notably firms like Crowds on Demand whose founder has spoken publicly about the business — but systemati...
publicly frames itself as a nationwide publicity and advocacy firm that supplies trained actors and organizers to create “impactful advocacy campaigns,” from paparazzi-style celebrity experiences to o...
Crowds on Demand is a publicity firm that has drawn repeated accusations of selling “astroturf” and staged protests, but the reporting provided does not identify any civil or criminal lawsuits filed a...
Crowds on Demand is a U.S.-based commercial firm that sells staffed crowds, staged publicity experiences and advocacy-oriented services—ranging from fake paparazzi and hired “fans” to organized demons...
Crowds on Demand is a Los Angeles–based publicity firm that advertises organizing protests, rallies and advocacy campaigns for paying clients and whose CEO has publicly described the “protest industry...
Advocacy groups and for-profit firms do hire or contract people to appear at rallies, meetings or demonstrations — companies such as Crowds on Demand openly advertise turnkey “crowds for hire” and a C...
Crowds on Demand is a U.S.-based publicity and crowd-for-hire company that markets staged audiences, paid demonstrators, public-relations stunts, and event staffing to corporate and political clients,...
Crowds on Demand surfaced in 2024 coverage as a player at the intersection of paid publicity, local political influence and national protest debates, most notably via reporting that the firm was hired...
Crowds on Demand bills itself as a publicity and advocacy firm that supplies hired participants for demonstrations, PR stunts and corporate events and says it has run campaigns ranging from airport gr...
Crowds on Demand publicly offers to staff demonstrations, PR stunts and corporate events and its CEO Adam Swart has in November 2025 urged Congress to pass a “Transparency in Political Demonstration A...
Reporting is thin but concrete: an independent report names as a company that organizes , with its founder confirming the practice to the outlet . Beyond that single named vendor, mainstream coverage ...
Crowds on Demand’s own public evidence about past clients and activities consists mainly of promotional case studies and CEO interviews that describe the company’s services and selective anecdotes, wh...
Hiring people to attend protests or demonstrations is a legally gray but generally lawful practice in the United States: the First Amendment protects expressive activity and courts treat peaceful paid...