This week, Meta makes waves as CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the end of third-party fact-checking in the US, shifting responsibility to users through “community notes.” President Joe Biden isn’t pleased, calling the move “shameful.” We unpack the implications for misinformation and free speech. Closer to home, a survey reveals Singapore’s most loved and hated corporate jargon, from “double confirm” to “pang gang.” What do these buzzwords say about workplace culture and Singaporeans’ command of English?

(00:00) Tell You First
(01:30) Intro
(09:30) Zuckerberg Flip-Flops on Meta’s Fact-Checking
(44:17) Singapore’s Corporate Jargon Decoded
(58:00) One Shiok Comment
(01:02:14) One Shiok Thing

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Zuckerberg Flip-Flops on Meta’s Fact-Checking

• Biden blasts 'shameful' Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking
• Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?
• [2021] How Meta’s third-party fact-checking program works
• International Fact-Checking Network - Poynter
• Do Community Notes work? | Impact of Social Sciences

Singapore’s Corporate Jargon Decoded

• Cringe Singaporean corporate lingo that every Gen Z needs to know before entering the workforce
• Singapore’s most annoying corporate jargon

One Shiok Comment

• Comment from junglejimbo88
• Comment from nicrome

One Shiok Thing

• Joe Rogan and The Black Keys Diorama
• Mirumi is a furry little companion bot that imitates a shy infant

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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak