Fake hacks on social media

1 big thing

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🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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A lot of us worry about bad actors hacking into platforms like Facebook and sowing chaos and distrust in our democracy. But now, there's a twist — Facebook is saying hackers might not even have to do any hacking at all to be effective. They can just say they did. It's called "perception hacking". Also, a second night of civil unrest in Philadelphia following a fatal police shooting Plus, the GOPs monstrous math problem. And, winter is coming for restaurants across America. Guests: Axios' Sara Fischer, Mike Allen, Erica Pandey and Carolina Buitrago, project director at District Bridges. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Michael Heidemann, Dan Bobkoff, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Unrest in Philadelphia after fatal police shooting of Black man Facebook warns of "perception hacks" undermining trust in democracy It's about to get even worse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.3	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Wednesday, October 28th. I'm Niala Boodoo. Here's how we're making you smarter today. Winter is coming for restaurants across America,
0:43.0	plus the GOP's monstrous math problem
0:47.0	and how fake hacks undermine democracy.
0:51.0	First, some news were following.
0:54.0	Protests and civil unrest continued in West Philadelphia last night,
0:58.0	following Monday's police shooting of a 27-year-old black man
1:02.0	with mental health issues.
1:03.6	Walter Wallace Jr. had a knife in his hand
1:06.1	when officers opened fire 14 times, killing him as his mother stood nearby.
1:12.2	Thousands have been protesting in the streets.
1:15.0	Here's video from Philadelphia journalist Justin Udo.
1:18.0	White Lives Matter.
1:20.0	Confrontations between the police and protesters were tense and sometimes violent.
1:27.0	Philadelphia police also reported looting and asked residents in the area to stay inside their homes.
1:34.0	The National Guard is mobilizing at the Governor's request. Now here's today's one big thing. A lot of us worry about bad actors hacking into
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