Chapter

The Power of Media Manipulation
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19:23 - 21:48 (02:24)

An exploration of a media company's tactics for constructing a narrative to harm someone's reputation, including sending fake packages to expose infidelity and using pet videos to manipulate public opinion.

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A group called Anonymous tried to accomplish the impossible: they tried to honey trap politicians.
19:23 - 20:45 (01:22)
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Anonymous
Summary

A group called Anonymous tried to accomplish the impossible: they tried to honey trap politicians. The group has 39,000 profiles and sent a politician's wife a sex toy customized with his name to deceive and take down the politician.

Chapter
The Power of Media Manipulation
Episode
Greatest Business Of All Time, Psy-Ops As A Service, Work Harder Not Smarter Hack
Podcast
My First Million
The journalists asked Team George to make Emmanuel, the emu's death go viral on Twitter.
20:45 - 21:48 (01:02)
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Emmanuel the Emu
Summary

The journalists asked Team George to make Emmanuel, the emu's death go viral on Twitter. But the woman who owns the pet emu cleared the air by tweeting that Emmanuel was perfectly fine.

Chapter
The Power of Media Manipulation
Episode
Greatest Business Of All Time, Psy-Ops As A Service, Work Harder Not Smarter Hack
Podcast
My First Million