Topic: Engadget

A monument to Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg was dismantled, with Western media outlets like Reuters and Engadget claiming it was a reaction to Tim Cook coming out as gay. However, Russian sources and RT clarified the monument was removed because its touchscreen was broken and it was slated for removal months prior. The hosts criticize "copy-paste journalism" for spreading the false narrative.

The hosts investigate the "Google Tech" and "Food Recipes" Twitter accounts participating in the Snowden software campaign. They conclude that lazy PR agencies are using automated bots to spread identical copy, a tactic they also observe in mainstream news outlets like Engadget that run identical headlines.