Influence operations
The same stage from the receiving end: what it looks like, how to detect it, and how to respond.
Reading intent: what does this campaign want from me?
What does this campaign want from me, and who benefits if I comply?
Being the audience: why am I seeing this?
Why am I seeing this, and what does the sender think they know about me?
Claim and frame: what is actually being said?
What is actually being claimed once the framing is stripped away?
Channels and messengers: who is really speaking?
Who is really speaking, and how did this reach me?
Content: which parts are information and which are pressure?
Which parts of this are information and which are pressure?
Testing: am I part of an experiment?
Am I part of an experiment, and how would I tell?
Distribution: is this volume organic or manufactured?
Is this volume and timing organic, or manufactured?
Measurement: did it actually work on anyone?
How much of this actually worked on people, and how would anyone know?
Response: ignore, verify, report, correct, or prebunk?
What do I do about it: ignore, verify, report, rebut, or prebunk?
Your plan
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