How The Military Is Trying To Influence Public Opinion Online

So, Why Does the Air Force Want Hundreds of Fake Online Identities on Social Media? -- BNet

Bad enough that spammers are creating fake Facebook accounts that acquire connections with unsuspecting people, then inundate them with crap. Now, though, the U.S. military is looking for software and services to manage upwards of 500 fake online personas designed to interact with social media, presumably including such sites as Facebook and Twitter. Last year, the U.S. Air Force created the document, which resides in the federal government’s contract database:

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Update #1: U.S. Gov‘t Software Creates ’Fake People’ to Spread Message via Social Networking -- FOX News
Update #2: Revealed: Air Force ordered software to manage army of fake virtual people -- Raw Story

My Comment: 500 online personas can easily impact public opinion .... kinda scary when you say to yourself .... that's all it takes.