# Spoof social engagement

Engagement Spoofing refers to the ability of those with the special permission to manually change the likes, shares and comments on a social media post.

| Benefit                                                                                            | Feature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Reward players that publish rich media and posts that attract engagement (likes, shares, comments) | <ul><li>Anyone granted special permission to spoof engagement can artificially increase/decrease the number of likes, shares, and comments</li><li>Values are reported in the Engagement report (exported from Pulse/Facilitator Dashboards)</li></ul> |

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Ensure you have the correct permissions assigned

Ensure you have been assigned the Spoof Social Engagement special permission in the teams table located in the Facilitator Dashboard.

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### Locate the pencil icon

Locate the pencil icon on social media posts (this may be on GoSocial, InstaMedia or MicroBlog).

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### Spoof engagement

After clicking the pencil icon, a pop-up will appear. Here you can increment/decrement the number of comments, shares, and likes.

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{% hint style="info" %}
Changing these numbers will cause the post to list higher in the social media feed.
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