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astroturfing in action

By gtdonovan | Published: 01.29.2008

Here is a clear case of astroturfing… I noticed the following ad on HuffingtonPost yesterday (01.28.08) promoting “draftbloomberg.com.” Draftbloomberg.com (formerly Unity08.com) has been setup to encourage people to petition Michael Bloomberg to run for president as an Independent. The ad states 5,237 signatures… Meanwhile the web site only lists 3,719 signatures. Bloomberg’s broadcasting of support appears [...]