# Ideological Payload **Entity class:** Information-contagion concept An **ideological payload** is the transmissible informational content of a radicalization or influence process: grievance, identity claims, legitimating narratives, enemy construction, sacred values, objectives, and possible behavioral scripts. Exposure does not establish adoption, mobilization, or intent. ## Relationships [[wiki/Weaponized Ideology|Weaponized Ideology]] · [[wiki/Memetic Vector|Memetic Vector]] · [[wiki/Ideology as Transmissible Information|Ideology as Transmissible Information]] ## Sources - [National Institute of Justice — Five Things About Social Networks and Domestic Radicalization, December 2023](https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-role-social-networks-domestic-radicalization) **As of:** 2026-09-23