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Astroturfing in protests

Distinguishing genuine grassroots protests from paid or astroturfed actions

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Jan 27, 2026
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How common are companies that recruit and pay protesters, and what are their documented fee structures?

Companies that recruit and pay people to attend rallies and demonstrations exist and have been publicly documented—most prominently —which markets hired “crowds,” organized protests and related servic...

Jan 25, 2026

What methodologies would be required to produce a reliable estimate of paid participation in protests?

of protest participants who were paid requires a mixed-method, transparent design that combines event-counting and with direct respondent data, third‑party corroboration, and rigorous uncertainty quan...