The action performed by a group of people, in order to aggravate an individual or a different group of people. It is usually done with the intent to incite a reaction in a person, or otherwise lead the person into producing a behavior which can be filmed and used to misrepresent the person's true character. It usually motivated by greed, or dislike for a person, because the person is more wealthy, intelligent, witty, or somehow otherwise differs from them. It has been used in politics by media outlets and other organizations, and competing political groups.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.