Group Investigative Report

Outline

I. Introduction
 A short narrative about Troy (Background and Job)
 A short narrative about Jessa (Background and Job)
 Transition to: until the 2022 Philippine elections, when they took this troll job and
campaign for a high-profile politician running for national office.

II. Trolling in the context of 2022 Philippine Election

 Research and data about disinformation in 2022 Philippine Election
 Where does this disinformation come from and who are the authors of this
disinformation?
 Transition to: Troy and Jessa form part of a highly professionalized industry of
digital political disinformation in the Philippines, a country of 67 million active
social media users.

III. Trolling and its Hierarchical Structure

 Trolling is an industry with the top down hierarchy
 Politicians Role
 Manager Role
 Community-level fake account operators Role
 To include the strategy (#, false narratives, etc.) and pay structure

IV. The Workplace & the Work Schedule

 The headquarters
 The working hours

V. Crafting the Illusion of Engagement

 Who are the target audiences?
 How do they respond to the disinformation and the generated illusion of
engagement made by trolls?
 Fake account operators create a bandwagon effect that affirms the key messages
of a political campaign, and encourages real, unpaid grassroots supporters and
political fans to openly express their support for a particular politician.

VI. Conclusion
 How trolling affects politics, election, and democracy?