Facebook Removes Accounts Involved In Deceptive Political Influence Campaign

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🗓️ 31 July 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Facebook announced Tuesday afternoon that it has removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts or pages involved in a political influence campaign with links to the Russian government. This episode: political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, political reporter Tim Mak, and Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, we're the Des Moines Registered News Team.
0:03.4	We're in Cologne, Iowa on Ragbright, and we just lost to Team NPR in the pie eating contest.
0:08.6	This podcast was recorded at...
0:10.7	256 PM on Tuesday, July 31st.
0:13.9	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:16.2	Okay, here's the show.
0:20.7	So, I just want you guys to know, I have tasted victory.
0:24.0	What flavor was the pie?
0:26.0	It tastes like blueberry with a lard crust.
0:28.4	Ooh.
0:29.1	Do you have any tips on how to swallow an entire piece of pie without showing?
0:33.0	Everyone has their own way.
0:34.5	Mine was a lot of water.
0:35.9	It was like, wash it down as much as possible and small bites.
0:38.4	You don't want to fill your mouth too full, then you can't manage anything, you know.
0:42.1	Well, we're all very proud of you.
0:43.8	Thank you.
0:45.0	Hey there, it is the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:47.8	Facebook is making political headlines again.
0:51.0	This time for removing 32 pages or accounts that they say were staging a deceptive political influence campaign.
0:57.6	I'm Danielle Kurtzleben, Political Reporter.
0:59.8	I'm Tim Mack, Political Reporter.
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