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astroturfing

Vortäuschen einer Basisbewegung, Tarnung einer Kampagne als Volksbewegung

The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a…The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.

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(uncountable)The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
Vortäuschen einer Basisbewegung, Tarnung einer Kampagne als Volksbewegung

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disguising of an orchestrated campaign:

Origin

From AstroTurf (“a synthetic substitute for grass”), a play on grass roots, as in “fake gr

From AstroTurf (“a synthetic substitute for grass”), a play on grass roots, as in “fake grass roots”. Attributed to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen in an unidentified 1985 public statement: "[A] fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grassroots and Astroturf."

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