The Chinese Communist Partys (CCP) public opinion war involves a lot more participants than you may have imagined. In addition to the 50-cent army, 20 million so-called 忻olunteers have also joined the fight. Their average age is just 19.
The 50-cent army refers to internet commentators hired by Chinese authorities. Their job is to manipulate public opinions online. Their name comes from their alleged pay of 50 cents per post.
https://www.ntd.com/20-million-onlin...cp_598859.html
I've often suspected that we have a few commie DNC operatives working alt.home.repair