A counter-propaganda program aimed at thwarting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)’s recruiting over social media is plagued by incompetence, cronyism and skewed data, an AP investigation has found.

Known as “WebOps,” the program was launched several years ago by a small group of civilian contractors and military officers assigned to the information operations division at U.S. Central Command’s headquarters in Tampa.

But internal documents and interviews with more than a dozen people knowledgeable about WebOps suggest a program that appears aimed more at enriching contractors than thwarting terrorism. The people interviewed by the AP requested anonymity because they are prohibited from speaking publicly about WebOps due to the sensitive nature of the work and because they fear professional repercussions.

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