Exploit Crises
Operational Multipliers
Influence operations strategically exploit crises—when populations are emotionally vulnerable, information-seeking, and critically compromised—to amplify narrative penetration and impact far beyond what routine operations achieve.
Influence operations strategically exploit crises—when populations are emotionally vulnerable, information-seeking, and critically compromised—to amplify narrative penetration and impact far beyond what routine operations achieve.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Exploit {Crises}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/exploit-crises.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Exploit Crises,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/exploit-crises.html.