"Internet Water Army" (Wangluo shuijun 网络水军) is a group of internet ghostwriters that are paid to make posts on social media that contain specific content. Generally the group with post specific news, gossip or disinformation in a form of astroturfing to create or shift an
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online narrative that is beneficial for a specific party. This is a form of media manipulation often employed by nefarious actors to change public opinion about a product or company.