Great and appropriate definition which can be problematic because you must be careful not to be mistaken for a racist when using it.
Paranoid Pete: Alternet is crawling with spooks
Hippy Herman: A curse upon you Pete! I will lynch you, you racist bastard!
Paranoid Pete: I am not racist you hippy-cryte! The articles are designed to divide and stir the pot, and the comment section is overrun with sockpuppets posing as astroturfers. It is great entertainment!