The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story - The Atlantic

People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.

Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 12:04 Last week, Pod Save America , the popular podcast founded by former Obama-administration staffers, hosted the influencer and leftist provocateur Hasan Piker. A charismatic and pugnacious socialist streamer, Piker has become a flash point in a broader debate among Democrats over how far their party’s big tent ought to extend. Unsurprisingly, Piker’s hourlong interview generated controversy. Critics on the right and left highlighted his refusal to condemn Hamas. Others were upset that the influencer said he would “vote for Hamas over Israel every single time,” ev

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