There’s clear evidence of state funded unethicalresearch used influence and manipulate the public for COVID-19 and climate change.
Post links or provide anecdotes of persuasion messaging systems and techniques (propaganda / brain washing). Ask friends if they’ve found research or have a valuable story to tell.
The purpose of this thread is to provide a raw input for research and experience that can be later curated into articles, posts, tweets and graphics by participants. Counter messaging is critical.
Persuasion Marketing 101 - https://www.autogrow.co/what-is-persuasion-marketing/
Persuasion Marketing w/ Examples - https://www.autogrow.co/what-is-persuasion-marketing/
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Framing to reduce meat consumption - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8039126/
Using eye movement to increase persuasive message on vegetables - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829457/
Digital messaging strategies - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7530665/
Change global diets - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689688/
Message framing for local food - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9105981/
Anti-alcohol posters - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6345482/
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Representation and layout for organ donation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775091/
Social media persuasion linguistics tricks - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8248608/
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COVID Persuasive Messaging - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531257/pdf/main.pdf
Monitor social media - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7899807/
'Vaccinate' against misinformation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9049321/
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NIH Research Database (searching) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
PSYOPS: The ULTIMATE Guide to Psychological Operations - https://www.intelligence101.com/psyops-the-ultimate-guide-to-psychological-operations-psyops/
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PSYOP and the Warfighting CINC - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA528621.pdf
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield - https://irp.fas.org/doddir/army/fm34-130.pdf
Psychological Operations Branch - https://www.usar.army.mil/Portals/98/Documents/ARCD/DA%20PAM%20600-3s/PO%20Branch%20DA%20Pam%20600-3.pdf?ver=2018-07-10-193038-390
PSYOP: Coordinating Worldwide Psychological Operations - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA431000.pdf
--- Media Defence ---
Misinformation, Disinformation and Mal-Information
https://www.mediadefence.org/ereader/publications/introductory-modules-on-digital-rights-and-freedom-of-expression-online/module-8-false-news-misinformation-and-propaganda/misinformation-disinformation-and-mal-information/
--- Wikis ---
Behavior modification - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_modification
Milgram experiment - https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Milgram_experiment
Subliminal stimuli - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli
Manipulation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipulation_(psychology)
Synesthesia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
Ideasthesia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideasthesia
Examples:
COVID Vaccine Advert - Colour Scheme, Photo, Text
https://twitter.com/AllBiteNoBark88/status/1603992177603842048
Booster Advert
https://twitter.com/BohemianAtmosp1/status/1612081731644817411
Injury Gaslighting
https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1608029921250627585
Injury Gaslighting 2
https://twitter.com/Keggs719/status/1574369153254932480
Ukrainian child war photo
https://twitter.com/abikhalil_t/status/1608126497201737728
Climate change
https://twitter.com/Adam34951570/status/1608031522694598656
Men vs Women
https://twitter.com/JimmyJoeYam/status/1608806045270560771/
NFL Injury Gaslighting
https://twitter.com/SeenAndForeseen/status/1610754250325254144
-- Articles --
'PSYOPS Officer': Canadian government lists job for psychological operations
https://www.theblaze.com/psyop-job-posting-canada
Forged letter warning about wolves on the loose part of Canadian Forces propaganda campaign that went awry
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/forged-letter-warning-about-wolves-on-the-loose-part-of-canadian-forces-propaganda-campaign-that-went-awry
Military leaders saw pandemic as unique opportunity to test propaganda techniques on Canadians
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-leaders-saw-pandemic-as-unique-opportunity-to-test-propaganda-techniques-on-canadians-forces-report-says
New details emerge of Canadian military’s plans to suppress popular opposition amid COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/10/21/cafp-o21.html
Military campaign to influence public opinion continued after defence chief shut it down
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/psychological-warfare-influence-campaign-canadian-armed-forces-1.6079084
Why do we believe misinformation more easily when it’s repeated many times? (thedecisionlab)
https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-truth-effect
Mass Formation Psychosis (Dr. Robert Malone)
https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/mass-formation-psychosis
Current articles on subject.
The basics of psychological operations (PsyOps)
https://theodoreatkinson.substack.com/p/the-basics-of-psychological-operations
How does brainwashing work?
https://theodoreatkinson.substack.com/p/how-does-brainwashing-work
Persuasion marketing and psychological operations:
https://theodoreatkinson.substack.com/p/persuasion-marketing-and-psychological
Should science control people's minds to stop climate change?:
https://theodoreatkinson.substack.com/p/using-science-to-control-minds-for
Rhetorical and dialectical techniques:
https://theodoreatkinson.substack.com/p/weapons-of-the-invisible-war