Taylor Swift Political Memes with Jane Lytvynenko

Premiere DateOct 10, 2018
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Categories Culture Politics Talk
00:00 Intro
00:51 Jane Lytvynenko
01:06 Taylor Swift Political Memes
03:24 T-Swift's YouTube Popularity Suppresses Conspiracy Theorists
05:01 Energy & Quickness of Meme Makers
07:28 Misinformation on Every Side of Political Divide
09:07 Outro
09:37 Horizon Cat Power
14:01 Finish

Jane Lytvynenko joins the show to discuss the spread of misinformation and memes in the wake of Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Democrats in her home state of Tennessee.

Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) is a reporter for BuzzFeed News based out of Toronto. Read her piece “Hyperpartisan And Fake News Publishers Are Battling It Out Over Taylor Swift.”

Joe Virgillito is a staff writer and host of the Daily Beat podcast on BTRtoday. He is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a degree in journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and wandering around…

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