Here's a documented example of Entergy paying people to pack a public hearing on building a power plant (not nuclear). https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nola.co

Here's a documented example of Entergy paying people to pack a public hearing on building a power plant (not nuclear). https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nola.com/news/article_3344391c-2c85-51e7-945f-ce68491b6981.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nola.com/news/article_33443... Astroturfing is incredibly common, it's part of many public relations firms standard services. In person actors are obviously more expensive than their online equivalent but it's all just viewed as a tool for a campaign.