Navigating the new news age when America is being run by the worst social media manager

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01:36 America being run via social media02:40 Are Trump's social posts being published by a foreign social media manager?6:28 Why we call it "Friends, Let's Discuss..."14:04 How Meerz and Fabz met18:50 The Hegseth prayer22:26 How an authoritative but made up response becomes verified and spreads as misinformation by AI 26:05 US news being owned by seven families39:16 Talking to parents about their consumption of news via social media01:02 Starmer's Mandelson mess01:12 62 million is a horrible number

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