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An Americanist Briefing
Is Anything Real Anymore? Questioning Viral Stories and News Headlines
Ever wonder if that jaw-dropping viral story is actually true? Today we're diving deep into the murky waters of online content, starting with a particularly disturbing viral tale about a husband who supposedly drained bank accounts and abandoned his cancer-stricken wife via text message. While the story has all the emotional triggers that drive shares and outrage, something feels off about this perfectly crafted villain narrative.
The conversation takes a personal turn as I share how even legitimate-looking local news can raise questions. After my sister visited Buckeye Lake, I stumbled upon a news story about a karaoke bar shooting there - complete with names and photos. When she immediately dismissed it as "fake news," it highlighted how challenging it's become to separate fact from fiction, even in seemingly straightforward reporting.
Not everything needs to be doom and gloom, though! I share a genuinely useful iPhone battery hack that's flown under the radar for six years despite its simplicity: placing your phone face down prevents notification-triggered screen activations while preserving your ability to receive alerts. Small change, significant battery impact!
Sports fans might be buzzing about rumors of Nick Saban's potential coaching comeback, but I'm skeptical. Despite claims from "notable sources," the idea of the 73-year-old legend returning to the sidelines seems unlikely when he's "literally having the time of his life" in retirement.
The episode wraps with our question of the day about childhood fears, revealing my own dread of doctors, shots, and anything medical-related as a kid. What was yours? Share your childhood fears with us and join the conversation about distinguishing real news from engagement-driven fiction in today's media landscape.
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Good morning, we're halfway through the week, it's Wednesday. Okay, I have just a few short things to share with you today. The first one is husband drains bank account, divorces sick wife via text. I think this is a fake-ass story. Let's get into it. This guy apparently his wife was diagnosed with cancer. He decided he can't take it anymore. Uh, he takes money out of the bank account to support himself and his future and then texts her that he's leaving. Do you believe that this is true? All right, let's get into it. A husband who text messaged his cancer-stricken wife to say he was leaving and had taken all their money has exposed a horrific divorce act. Only men commit. Well, I don't know about that. Why? That's a pretty bold statement, right there. Do you have like facts and stat in numbers about that? That's a pretty. That's a pretty bold statement.
Speaker 1:Marie took to social media to share her horror that her husband had walked out on her after she was diagnosed with brain tumor. As if that wasn't bad enough, he had also cleaned out their joint bank account money she claimed she needs for her medical treatment. And she shares the text message. If this is true, this is, this is horrific. All right, she says my husband drained our mutual bank accounts because I have brain cancer and she. This is the part of the text that she shares. This is what he has supposedly sent her.
Speaker 1:Listen, it's been hard. I can't handle watching you die. I feel alone, I feel trapped. I'm not sure where or what I'm going to do, but my mom, my therapist and my buds come on all all agree this is the best course. Um, I've invested a lot during your treatment in recouping what I put in plus extra for my future. I can still have one. I'm sorry that you're dying I truly am, but I cannot be a part of it. I can't watch it anymore. This is the last time you'll hear from me. Please don't hate me. Just move peacefully. Be happy for me that I can live for us both, that I can breathe for us both, that maybe one day I can love for us both. I'm going to see the places you wanted to see, but you, and then it cuts off. I'm sorry. I don't know what is wrong with my voice and my throat here.
Speaker 1:My husband of six years, up and vanished, drained our mutual account and sent me this when I was asked what the hell was going on the post shared on tiktok and reddit stated my condition is foul. I've had multiple surgeries, treatments etc. But I've always been faithful. I still cooked him dinners, come on, up until this happened. He's pretty convinced I'm dead to rights. I personally think I have a chance.
Speaker 1:This is so made up. And then it shows she has shared, like x-rays of the woman in her MRI scan that shows her brain tumor. She shared that. I don't know why do you believe this is true? It's out there on my x-file. It goes oh my gosh, the article goes on and on and on and on. Why? Why does it go on and on? I don't understand. Uh, wow, I mean, it's a long story. Women cop the bad end of the deal, even in death. That same step was apparently. There's a study. Uh, while only six percent of cases ended in divorce, they were only instigated, they were all instigated. So there, there is a study out there. Oh, I just think that is totally. That's totally made up. I don't believe it for a second.
Speaker 1:Now here's another thing. I gotta share something. I don't know if my sister still listens to my podcast or not. Probably not. She used to. On her way to work she used to listen to it. I don't know if she still does or not probably not but the she recently shared some photos on her facebook page where she and her one of her daughters went to go spend like a day or two whatever I don't know at this buckeye lake in ohio. I'd never heard of it. I've lived up there, uh.
Speaker 1:So I looked it up. I wanted to look it up, so all I did was Google. I googled Buckeye Lake and of course, the news came up. All these news stories came up, and it was one of this. One of the news stories was somebody was shot and killed in a bar while they were singing karaoke. Some ex-girlfriend, I don't know it ended up, I don't know, but I mean it had real people's name and had pictures and had all this stuff. So I sent her this news story via text. I said, hey, weren't you just here at Buckeye Lake? Now, I don't know how big Buckeye Lake is, I don't know. You know it could be huge, so it could have happened. And she didn't even know about it, right? And so she texted me back. She said that's fake news. I'm like how do you know that's fake news? It's got real people's names and pictures of the people and everything I don't know. I guess, but you know, I guess it could be fake news, everything I mean. Donald Trump talks about everything being fake news, right, all right, we need to move on to the next story. I'm just going to give you a little tidbit advice here from the New York Post.
Speaker 1:If you have an iPhone, this iPhone hack helps your battery last longer, and barely any people know about it. So all you have to do is, when you're not using your phone, put it face down. Um, so that way, when you get notifications, I guess when you get notifications the screen lights up, but when it's face down, it won't do that. So there's your tip of the day for your iPhone to save your battery. Uh, let's see. Uh, there's nothing more frustrating than watching your iPhone battery drain before your eyes. But there's one simple trick that can help you help your cell stay powered for longer than you think, thanks to a little known software update released six years ago. All you have to do is place your phone face down when you're not using it. That's it. Place your phone face down will prevent the screen from lighting up. If your phone is on vibrate or loud, you'll still have a clear way to know if you get a notification but the screen won't light up and ultimately drain your battery. So there you go. There's your tip of the day if you have an iPhone, all right next up.
Speaker 1:I think this is fake news too. This is rumored. It's from the New York Post Nick Saban's rumored coaching return floated by ex-Alabama quarterback. So Nick Saban could be making a return to the gridiron. I'm going to say no, he's not. I think he's done. That's what the Alabama coaching legends, former quarterback and current ESPN commentator, greg McIlroy, floated Monday on his radio show, citing a notable source Hmm, a lot of respect for and have spent a lot of time around and just really, really admire McElroy said Monday on McElroy and Kubelik in the morning, where a where he was joined by Paul Feinbaum, they seem to think Nick Saban not only is not done coaching I had a similar reaction he's pretty adamant that he thinks Nick Saban will be coaching again.
Speaker 1:Look, if it wasn't someone notable, I'd never say a word. You got to spill it. Who said it? I need to know who's your reliable source. I don't think. I don't think he's returning Saban's 73 years old.
Speaker 1:If he does come back to coaching, it might be his grandchildren's little league team or something, I don't know. He's not coming back to alabama to coach. He's just not gonna do it. I don't think he will. Um, let's see. Um, former washington coach caitlin deboer, uh, was saban's successor, although the idea of saban return is buzzy. Both mcelroy and feinbaum expressed doubt about the chatter, given the former coach is literally having the time of his life. Yeah, he's not coming back. He's 73 years old. He is not coming back to coaching.
Speaker 1:All right, there you go. Oh, and we need a question of the day. So the question of the day I. So the question of the day I'm going to. It's from Mr Sean's and he wants to know what was your biggest fear as a child? Now, I can't really share my biggest fear as a child right now because we're on a podcast, um, but I will say something else. Uh, I will say probably, oh, the doctors, of course, I didn't want to ever get a shot, hated that had, hated the dentist, so any kind of medical thing that we had to get done as a child, I hated, hated and feared. Um, yeah, so there you go, that's it all right, gotta go. Uh, thanks for listening and love y'all bye.
