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Feb 2021
44m 6s

Fake News Headlines: The Game Show

ANDREW HEATON
About this episode

We're gamifying funny headlines! Everyone on the show gets a funny headline, but some are real and some are fake news. Each team hears the headlines, asks probing questions, then guesses which is real and which is fictitious. 

Host: Andrew Heaton
Team Captains: Andrew Young and Jeremey Kareken
Guests: Nicholas Sperdute, Brian Sack, Jack Helmuth, Andrea Jones-Rooy

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