Drones Drop Anti-Semitic Flyers in Sacramento

Drones were used to drop Anti-Semitic flyers on at least two targets in Sacramento. One target zone was an Ariana Grande concert (see: http://bit.ly/2Q5cEO2, which is also a photo source). 

There was coverage by a local TV stations and by the Sacramento State Newspaper, the State Hornet (see: http://bit.ly/2Vo9rKe) and local TV station KTVU (see: http://bit.ly/2VAYzxK also a photo source) 

The Hornet reported “A drone dropped flyers featuring swastikas and anti-media sentiments over Sacramento State’s annual “Bites on the Bridge” Farm-to-Fork dinner held Friday on the Guy West Bridge. Flyers were also dropped near the Golden 1 Center on Friday, where hundreds were gathered waiting to enter the stadium for an Ariana Grande concert.

Not all of the flyers had the same design – one flyer featured several anti-media statements placed over a red X and phrases like “stop the TV whore takeover” and “the press is the enemy,” and another flyer featured a swastika.”

Social Media and more sophisticated kinds of technology based PSYOP tend to dominate the news. It is important to remember that there is always room for some good old-fashioned leaflet drops.

While it would be hard to tell if the actual content of the leaflets was positively received by anyone who picked them up, it is fair to say that the impact of all the media coverage might have yielded the perpetrator media coverage for his vile efforts than the actual leaflets themselves.

Technology is proving to be a great leveler in the PSYOP world as more and more groups and individuals are employing various kinds of technology for their own ends. We may see more of this type of PSYOP as organizations beef up physical security for events as a response to the epidemic of shooting incidents.