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Misinformation & uninformed comments are clogging war coverage; plus, Tupac's legacy

Misinformation & uninformed comments are clogging war coverage; plus, Tupac's legacy

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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A warning: This episode contains explicit language and mentions of
rape.

For the past two weeks, social media has been flooded with coverage
and commentary on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. And while
the news updates have been devastating, not everything coming
across our feeds has been true. We've seen footage pulled from a
video game purporting to show a Hamas fighter shooting down a
helicopter, and a fake memo from the White House that claimed to
announce $8 billion in military aid. This week, host Brittany Luse
is joined by NPR correspondent Shannon Bond to learn why we're
seeing so much misinformation online. Brittany is also joined by
Molly McPherson, a crisis public relations expert, to unpack the
hasty public statements about the conflict made by corporate brands
and celebrities. They discuss how this may be indicative of a new
media landscape that demands commentary and sentimentality.

Then, we turn to Tupac Shakur. He is back in the news 27 years
after his death, following the first arrest of a suspect connected
to his murder. Joel Anderson, a Slate reporter who covered Tupac
for the Slow Burn podcast, joins Brittany to discuss Tupac's
complex impact and how the rapper has been able to stay relevant
almost three decades after his passing.

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