Republican Ron Paul in possible 'fake online campaign'

(Rupertville, Inc.) by Mark Schliebs - A CANDIDATE for the US presidency is being buoyed by a massive online campaign that may be a fake grassroots movement organised by party staff.


Head of Flinders University’s Department of American Studies Don De Bats told NEWS.com.au that it “sounded like” an astroturfing campaign.


Astroturfing is the term used to describe a fake grassroots campaign, where members of an organisation create the illusion that “ordinary people” are behind the movement.


Professor De Bats said that for a relatively unknown candidate like Dr Paul to have so much prominence online was suspicious.


“I would not put any credibility on those results,” Prof De Bats said. More...


Dawn of Bats? Mark's Lie B.S.? Rupert on crack?