13. Fake News and Poland's Jews

This week, Uri and Rivky discuss Facebook - specifically, the new Wired article, Inside the Two Years That Shook Facebook—and the World. We ask, is Facebook responsible for the proliferation of "fake" news? Or this even a new phenomenon? Next, we tackle Poland's new controversial new law, which makes it a criminal act to blame Poles for Holocaust crimes. Does Poland deserve blame? Should we feel sympathetic to Poland, after their own experience in WWII? Catch up on everything below: 1. Wired, Inside the Two Years That Shook Facebook—and the World: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/ 2. Check out this fascinating new technology!: www.facebook.com 3. Background to yellow journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism 4. Poland's new Holocaust law: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/world/europe/poland-holocaust-law.html, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/19/the-guardian-view-on-holocaust-responsibility-poland-cannot-wholly-escape-blame 5. Is Bernie Sanders "Polish" or "Jewish"?: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-jewish.html 6. Sheep-Human Hybrids Made in Lab—Get the Facts: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/sheep-human-hybrids-chimeras-crispr-organ-transplant-health-science/ Music from the show: 1. A Day In the Life, The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM 2. Not Guilty, The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uTsbBWBzcc 3. Portlandia, Did You Read It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLWQEuz2gA