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		jjtheblunt 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The United States and Israel have launched a major... language question: what does astroturfed mean here? (i know that astroturf is artificial grass.)

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locusofself 7 days ago [–]

It's when people (or bots) acting in bad faith make a lot of noise to make it seem like there is a strong support for some (usually bad) position. It' a play on the term "grassroots". Fake grassroots=astroturfing

jjtheblunt 7 days ago | [–]

excellent explanation. thank you.

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