To those that are unfamiliar, the "50 cent army" is China's version of America's "Operation Earnest Voice." It's basically "an astroturfing campaign by the US

To those that are unfamiliar, the "50 cent army" is China's version of America's "Operation Earnest Voice." It's basically "an astroturfing campaign by the US government.[1] The aim of the initiative is to use sockpuppets to spread pro-American propaganda on social networking sites based outside of the US. [1]" 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Voice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Voice