When a character hopes to change public opinion in the novel, he may plan false news and achieve this goal through a series of well-designed steps. The following is a possible planning process： ### 1. **Determine the target** -**Clear purpose**: The character first needs to clarify what purpose he hopes to achieve through false news. For example, he may want to ruin someone's reputation, promote a certain policy, or divert public attention from an event. -**Select the target object**: Determine who will be the target of breaking the news. This can be a public figure, an organization, or even a specific group. ### 2. **Collect information** -**Research objectives**: The role needs to delve into the background, behavior, and relationship network of the target object to find out possible weaknesses or information that can be exploited. -**Fabricating false evidence**: The character may falsify documents, photos, audio recordings, or other forms of evidence to support his false breaking of the news. He may use technical means, such as Photoshop, Deepfake, etc., to create seemingly real evidence. ### 3. **Choose a communication channel** -**Media cooperation**: The role may work with influential media, reporters, or bloggers to ensure that news can spread quickly. He may choose media that are critical of the target audience to increase the credibility of the news. -**Social media**: Use social media platforms to post breaking news through anonymous accounts or false identities to create topic heat and attract public attention. ### 4. **Create a storm of public opinion** -**Trigger discussion**: The character may cause extensive discussions on social media and create a storm of public opinion by hiring navy or cooperating with online opinion leaders. -**Create antagonism**: By exaggerating or distorting facts, create antagonistic emotions, and guide the public to have a negative view of the target object. ### 5. **Control the direction of public opinion** -**Responding to doubts**: The character may prepare strategies to deal with doubts in advance, and consolidate the authenticity of the news through further false information or evidence. -**Diverting attention**: If the breaking of the news is questioned, the character may divert the public's attention by creating new hot events or breaking the news to avoid a reversal of the trend of public opinion. ### 6. **Follow-up action** -**Consolidation of results**: The role may further consolidate the influence of the news through follow-up guidance of public opinion to ensure that public opinion develops in the direction he expects. -**Eliminate traces**: In order to prevent being debunked, the character may take measures to eliminate traces in the planning process, such as deleting relevant evidence and destroying forged documents. ### 7. **Deal with the consequences** -**Response and counterattack**: If the target or other person tries to expose false news, the role needs to prepare a response strategy, which may include further false information, legal threats, or suppression of public opinion. -**Long-term impact**: The character needs to consider the possible long-term effects of false news, such as legal risks, moral dilemmas, and his own reputation issues. ### 8. **Psychological description** -**Inner struggle**: During the planning process, the character may experience inner struggle, especially if he realizes that his behavior may cause serious harm to others. This kind of struggle can increase the complexity and depth of the character. -**Moral choice**: The character may choose between morality and interests, decide whether to continue to advance false news, or choose to give up at certain critical moments. Through the above steps, the character can plan and implement a false breaking news story to try to change public opinion. However, this process is also full of risks, and the character may face moral dilemmas, legal consequences, and even the danger of being debunked. These elements can add tension and drama to the novel.