Do
but was its catchy beat stolen from another song?
Let's
♪ [theme]
Hey! I'm Myah
and this is buzzed-about news I think you can use.
[whoosh]
Doja Cat's 'Say So' is on fire right now,
but it's under fire too.
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The video went up last week and fans were excited to see
Haley Sharpe featured.
She's the teen that created the Say So dance
on
That dance helped spread Doja Cat's music like wildfire.
But here's where it gets interesting.
Say So and four other tracks were produced by Dr. Luke.
Most major artists have stopped working with Dr. Luke
because he's been tied up in a bitter back-and-forth
legal battle with singer Kesha since 2014.
And now, musician Skylar Pence claims Dr. Luke
ripped off the beats for "Say So" from one of his songs.
Skylar's song is called "Fiona Coyne"
Here's the start of it.
♪ ["Fiona Coyne" by Skylar Pence]
♪ ["Say So" by Doja Cat]
What do you think?
Doja Cat and Dr. Luke have not responded to this accusation.
Right now it's just an online case of
he said, she said, and "Say So".
[whoosh]
Tesla
but with a little less oxygen.
Since 2016, they've been opening gigafactories.
These are massive factories
that employ thousands of people.
Inside they make anything
batteries, cars, solar panels,
and whatever Elon Musk comes up with next.
Their fourth gigafactory is set
to be built near Berlin, Germany.
But construction has been con-tro-ver-sial.
Tesla
disrupting more than 170 football fields worth of trees
and wildlife.
Last month, environmental activists
halted the event
and "tree pirates" said they would occupy the forest
to stop the build.
But last week, a court ruled
that
Elon already committed to relocating the wildlife
and replanting an area three times the size of the factory.
And it's projected this factory will make as many as
500,000 cars per year, a big boost to their economy.
Isn't Elon moving us all to Mars anyway?
[rimshot]
Some people will do anything to go viral.
One of those people is French
Last weekend, he posted an adventure on
He poured boxes of Orbeez into his bathtub
and watched them expand.
Not the best idea, but then it got worse.
He pulled the plug to drain the balls but then he says they
filled his pipes and flooded his toilet and sink.
Then he decided to flush his toilet
which flooded the whole bathroom.
[shrieking]
Then then, he posted an update showing the Orbeez blocking up
his entire hood's drainage system!
Cyril also says he received a letter from City Hall saying
police were on the hunt for the culprit...
..or so he claims.
Was all of this an elaborate hoax to go viral?
Some of it. Yes.
The town Mayor confirmed their office never sent a letter.
[pop]
This tweet sums things up nicely.
An “amazing saga” indeed.
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Hey, Veena's in the sidekick chair!
Hey!
This is perfect.
Your segment is "Verified by Veena" and we're talking about
actual verification this week.
I know, right?
So, a 17-year-old high schooler made headlines last week because
he tricked
running for Congress in Rhode Island.
CNN Business
and the story is pretty amazing.
How did he do this?
Basically, he was bored over the winter holidays and decided to
test the system of misinformation and verification.
First, he created a website for his fake candidate
and then made a
He then registered the candidate on Ballotpedia.
They call themselves the Encyclopedia
of American Politics.
Ballotpedia is partnered with
and in just a few weeks,
his “candidate” got a blue checkmark.
Just like that?
Yeah, I mean there are a few more details but what's scary
is that it seemed like it was really easy to trick the system.
If I can do this as a high schooler,
imagine what a highly trained
team of people doing this can do.
Both Ballotpedia and
Mm-hmm.
We've talked about fake accounts getting verified before.
Why do you think that little blue checkmark
has so much power over us?
I guess we give it a lot more meaning
than just a symbol of being real.
It feels like it means you're famous,
you're special, and you're elite.
It makes you cool. And the checkmark itself
really stands out like a seal of approval.
Agreed. I hate that it's true.
But even if someone who is verified follows me,
I feel special.
Same!
And much as I hate to admit, I wish I could be verified
because it would mean I've made it.
But after hearing this story, my perspective definitely changed
and I became curious about the history of verification.
Wasn't
One of the first places, for sure.
Then
Snapchat...
It all started in 2009 when St. Louis Cardinals manager
Tony La Russa sued
because someone was pretending to be him on the site.
At the same time, Kanye West was complaining because
there was a lot of “fake Kanye's” tweeting.
Leave it to Kanye to stir things up!
Exactly! For good and for bad.
Since then,
and re-evaluate their verification process.
But in general, it's now harder than ever to get verified.
And who are the people deciding
who's worthy of verification anyway?
Right! We don't know.
And how does this mysterious
verification gatekeeper have so much power?
Maybe we need to remind ourselves that the checkmark
doesn't really signify anything.
It actually doesn't make you more cool or better or special.
This story has honestly opened my eyes to the fact that we're
probably giving way too much power to a teeny blue checkmark.
I have an idea.
Let's you and I give out “verification-worthy” badges.
Yes! You get one, you get one, and you get one!
We all get one!
[they laugh]
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Myah:
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You know what time it is.
Put 60 seconds on the clock and let's see if I can do this.
♪ [dramatic sting]
[bell dings]
Post Malone opened up to
ever-growing face tats.
Posty admitted they come from a place of insecurity
and feeling ugly.
With the tattoos, he can now look at himself and say,
"You look cool, kid".
He has more than 50 tattoos and counting.
I don't know whether to feel happy or sad about this honesty.
Next!
Last week in Edmonton, people looked up to see abnormally
bright pink smoke filling the sky.
Some joked that it was a
massive gender reveal party gone wrong.
Firefighters were dispatched
and social media lit up with questions.
But it was actually a power failure at an ethanol plant.
The plant converts trash into fuel and the pink smoke
was the result of an iodine combustion.
No one was in danger but it did make a lot of people
crave cotton candy.
Next!
DreamWorks Animation
water park inside New Jersey's American Dream Mall.
You can ride the world's tallest and longest
hydro-magnetic water coaster.
Or, float in a bubbly lazy river
with Shrek and his buddies.
This mall already has the largest indoor theme park
by
And also the world's only year-round ski resort.
[horn blares]
I think their most thrilling attraction
will be finding a parking spot.
Guys, come on. I was so close. Please.
[whoosh]
Before we go, I'll be in Saskatoon next week to take you
behind the scenes at the
The what? Don't worry. I'll tell you all about it.
Be sure to follow my adventures on IG @cbckidsnews.
It'll be fun. Promise!
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