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The fact-check is about Crowds on Demand and the absence of lawsuits filed against the company despite accusations of astroturfing and staged protests.
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...
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, a private firm that hires people to attend events and stage demonstrations, has been widely accused of facilitating “astroturfing,” but the materials provided do not document any spe...
There is no evidence in the provided reporting that the specifically cited emails "directly sent" to manage people he described as independent contractors; the available sources only note that was hir...
, did not deny to that was a client and stressed that the on-the-ground organizer () worked for Crowds as an independent contractor rather than an employee while defending the company’s activities as ...
Crowds on Demand says it creates “impactful advocacy campaigns” by recruiting, organizing and compensating people to appear as protesters, supporters or fans, and the company points to scripted logist...