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The use of paid crowd services by political campaigns in the U.S., including the firm Crowds on Demand and its involvement in various political efforts.
Crowds on Demand is part of a small but global market that rents people — actors, brand ambassadors, staged protesters and “paparazzi” — to create impressions of grassroots support or celebrity buzz ....
Crowds on Demand monetizes staged public spectacle by selling turnkey advocacy, PR stunts and “crowds for hire” — offering planning, staffing and logistics to clients who want organized demonstrations...
Private firms such as have been repeatedly documented offering paid actors and organized “crowds” to political campaigns, advocacy efforts, , and government events — a business model the company’s fou...
Paid crowd services — most prominently the firm Crowds on Demand — have verifiable ties to at least one named political effort and alleged ties to a few others; public documentation is sparse because ...