The '''Chinese 50 cent Army''' is the nickname given to young Chinese [[internet]] trolls who post [[CCP propaganda war]] [[disinformation]] on various [[social media]] platforms in Chinese. [[English]], and other languages.
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The '''Chinese 50 cent Army''' is the nickname given to young Chinese [[internet]] trolls who post [[disinformation]] on various [[social media]] platforms in Chinese. [[English]], and other languages. In 2016, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that the Chinese 50 cent Army makes about 450 million social media postings per year.<ref>http://archive.is/d32pI</ref> After the [[CCP global pandemic]] outbreak, the 50 cent Army was particularly active on [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]], promoting the [[CCP propaganda war]] and attacking critics of [[socialism]], [[communism]], and [[totalitarianism]].
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In the [[2020 Presidential election]] in the [[United States]], the 50 cent Army heavily favored former [[Obama]] [[Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] and ruthlessly attacked U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].
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The 50 cent Army, which is well known in [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]], are to said to be actually paid about .03 cents per posting by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and Chinese military.