Not surprised the 3 Stooges use the same tactic to fake popularity

[theking]

The 3 Stooges and close friends (Putin, Trump, Kim) have all done this:

Putin’s adoring crowd accidentally outed as ‘extras’ by bodyguard
Russian leader visits Kazan as Moscow burns – but the enthusiastic reception may not be all that it seems
When Vladimir Putin emerged from the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Kazan, a city in south-west Russia, he was greeted by well-wishers keen to shake his hand and tell him what a good job he was doing.

But the projection of popularity as the war on Ukraine rages on – broadcast on state television for all of Russia to see – may not be quite what it seems.

One of Putin's bodyguards was heard giving instructions into his radio to his colleagues, referring to the crowd as "extras".