After Party with Emily Jashinsky
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A Reality Check on Social Media “Brain Rot” and Conspiracy Theories, with Batya Ungar-Sargon
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December 16, 2025
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as posted by the channelEmily Jashinsky is joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon, Host of "Batya!" on News Nation, and they react to Bari Weiss’s warning about social-media–driven conspiracy thinking. Batya argues the panic is largely a media and influencer bubble, inflated by bots, niche audiences, and content monetization, not representative of “normie” working-class voters. They also discuss how institutional distrust drives conspiracy thinking, and more.
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