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[[File:50c army.PNG|right|350|thumb|Diagram of various offices and bureaus sending in copies of their internet postings to the central Propaganda Office. The Harvard study reported 99.3% of all 50c army members were government employees. The CCP has 90 million members nationwide.]]
The '''Chinese 50 cent army''' ('''五毛''') also '''50 cent party''' or '''50c party''' is the nickname given to Chinese [[internet]] trolls who post [[disinformation]] on various [[social media]] platforms in Chinese. [[English]], and other languages. A 2021 report from the Jamestown Foundation claims the CCP holds 2 million paid internet commentators. It also has a network of 20 million part-time volunteers to carry out online trolling.<ref>https://jamestown.org/program/a-different-kind-of-army-the-militarization-of-chinas-internet-trolls/</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported in 2016 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]].
The '''Chinese 50 cent army''' ('''五毛''') also '''50 cent party''' or '''50c party''' is the nickname given to Chinese [[internet]] trolls who post [[disinformation]] on various [[social media]] platforms in Chinese. [[English]], and other languages. A 2021 report from the Jamestown Foundation claims the CCP holds 2 million paid internet commentators. It also has a network of 20 million part-time volunteers to carry out online trolling.<ref>https://jamestown.org/program/a-different-kind-of-army-the-militarization-of-chinas-internet-trolls/</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported in 2016 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]].