astroturfing

In my recent listing of organizations that fly under "false flags," using environmental-sounding names to advance anti-green causes, I missed the Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity. It's got many trappings of an actual consumer advocacy group, but its major purpose seems to be advancing a...

In an attempt to crack down on the organized posting of phony positive Web-based reviews, New York's attorney general announced a settlement with Lifestyle Lift -- a firm that had littered cyberspace with glowing testimony from pretend satisfied customers.Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said the...