I've watched this sort of thing a while out of my own curiosity, and I try to compile it and track it to better counter over at Reddit.com/r/disinfo_watch and reddit.com/r/altleftwatch

Examples:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Disinfo_Watch/comments/dyf5dl/space_lasers_in_california_a_disinfo_tactic_used/

"Space Lasers" in California, a Disinfo Tactic used in Late 2018 and Spammed in Right-wing Forums by Shills (self.Disinfo_Watch)

submitted 7 months

...They can't manipulate dissidents directly so instead they manipulate view counts and attack the Pr image of "anonymous right wing conspiracy theorists who distrust the government".

It's the playbook used here

Daily Beast Professional Disinformation Artists Create Fake Anti-vaxx ads as Pretext to Demand More Censorship (archive.li)

https://old.reddit.com/r/Disinfo_Watch/comments/e5v3ib/likely_disinfo_pushed_about_5g_onto_indy_media/

Likely Disinfo Pushed About 5g onto Indy Media Groups, then Blamed on Russia as Dailybeast whines about it (archive.is)

submitted 6 months ago

https://old.reddit.com/r/AltLeftWatch/comments/e4mn0a/flat_earth_trends_fit_right_in_with_woke_media/

Flat Earth Trends Fit Right in With Woke Media Propaganda Timing. Interesting, No? i.redd.it

Submitted 6 months