"The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversation

"The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda." Anyone reading HN should be aware of this program before accepting comments at face-value. Especially in light of the recent NSA/PRISM leaks. Unfortunately this is the reality of today; and some of the discussions here may be subject to "Operation Earnest Voice" or similar operations.