Sometimes we see some people writing impolite comments on a YouTube video. And sometimes they are secretly sent by companies, organisations or political entities who pay them to mislead viewers and make them turn against the Youtuber. Is there a formal or informal word describing those people?
asked Dec 5, 2023 at 20:56
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1Are they trolls?– Weather VaneCommented Dec 5, 2023 at 20:59
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...or synonyms such as antagonist, stirrer etc.– Weather VaneCommented Dec 5, 2023 at 21:16
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Partially answered in this question about people paid for bad product reviews. I would use a different term for when it's politically motivated. (See also Term for a technique intended to draw criticism to an opposing view by overstating that view as your own (often emphatically).)– Laurel ♦Commented Dec 5, 2023 at 21:18
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2"Plant" could be appropriate for anyone who is injected into a situation to deliberately mislead.– Andy BonnerCommented Dec 5, 2023 at 22:30
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Almost a mercenary.– Yosef BaskinCommented Dec 6, 2023 at 0:46
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