Astroturfing

CNP Coordinates National COVID-19 Anti-Lockdown Protest Movement

2020-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In April 2020, CNP Action (the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Council for National Policy) began hosting weekly conference calls to coordinate conservative response tactics to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobilizing Tea Party-like protests against virus-related public safety lockdowns in swing states.

The …

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AMA Launches Operation Coffee Cup with Reagan Recording to Defeat Medicare Through Grassroots Deception

1961-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The American Medical Association launches Operation Coffee Cup in 1961, funding a sophisticated astroturf campaign to defeat Medicare by distributing a long-play record featuring a young Ronald Reagan outlining the dangers of “socialized medicine” to the Women’s Auxiliary of the …

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