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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 12 MIN

TINY LIES: My $55 hunt for the truth about China's spiky benches

from The Internet, Reviewed. · host Kirsten Drysdale

[Please note: This video was published on my YouTube channel a few months ago.]I recently became obsessed with trying to work out whether China really does have coin-operated park benches that stab you in the butt when your sitting time is up. This 'fact' was all over the internet, and had made its way into the NY Times, The Guardian, NPR, an academic journal, and a professor's book. Turns out, it is absolutely not true.This fixation cost me $55, several days, and a significant chunk of my sanity.To try to move past it, I have made this video taking you on my journey of internet factchecking.

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