COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum.
(Trolling 101)
Here is an old, interesting article that might be useful this election year.
I just recently heard about “sea lioning”.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4058338/posts?page=110#110
I wonder if it is similar to my approach to calling out seagulling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity.[1][2][3][4] It may take the form of “incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate”.[5] The term originated with a 2014 strip of the webcomic Wondermark by David Malki.[6]