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DC youth take on mental health in new podcast

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 294 words · By Aimee Cho
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What to know about DC youth take on mental health in new podcast

students has been hard at work on a podcast about mental health and the many pressures that young people face.

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What happened

students has been hard at work on a podcast about mental health and the many pressures that young people face.

Why it matters

This new podcast is called “Behind the Smile: Teens and Mental Health in America.” Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

Common ground

The students who worked on it told News4 it’s really been a labor of love to help their peers who may be struggling.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The podcast will have a debut celebration at the 12th Street Christian Church this Tuesday afternoon.”
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NBC4 Washington reports the debut celebration at the 12th Street Christian Church. Other results are unrelated (astrology, general church info, or unrelated routines).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras, Pancake Tuesday, or Pancake Day) is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesda…
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Claim 2: “This new podcast is called “Behind the Smile: Teens and Mental Health in America.””
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NBC4 Washington explicitly names the podcast 'Behind the Smile: Teens and Mental Health in America.' Other search results refer to different podcasts or films with similar names, providing no corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Smile film series consists of American psychological supernatural horror installments, including a short, a theatrical feature film, and its feature-length sequel. Based on characters and an origi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Smile 2 is a 2024 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Parker Finn. A sequel to Smile (2022), the film stars Naomi Scott as Skye Riley, a pop star who begins to expe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Whitney Woerz (born October 22, 2000), also known professionally as Whitney Whitney, is an American singer-songwriter based in New York City. She began her career releasing pop and alternative pop mus…
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Claim 3: “The students were part of the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program.”
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NBC4 Washington reports the students were part of the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program. While other sources confirm the existence of the program, they do not link these specific students to it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chester Bruce Johnson (June 5, 1950 – April 3, 2022) was an American television news anchorman and reporter for WUSA 9 (CBS) TV in Washington, D.C. He focused on politics and urban affairs as a journa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Southeast (SE or S.E.) is the southeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street. It includes the…
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Claim 4: ““Behind the Smile” will have four episodes starting this week.”
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NBC4 Washington reports the podcast will have four episodes starting this week. Other search results refer to entirely different podcasts titled 'Behind the Smile'.
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web search NEUTRAL — In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ajay Juneja, CEO of New York Dental Clinic Dubai, a Prosthodontist and Aesthetic Dentist, international lecturer, and passionate healthcare leader.
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web search NEUTRAL — The first episode of Behind The Smile with Ash Butterss that we have available was released 7 August 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Browse your favorite podcast shows, genres, and hosts on Apple Podcasts.It began with a magazine feature written days after the tragedy—for which he won a Pulitzer Prize—and continues here as he hosts…
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Claim 5: “Maliyah Thomas, a rising freshman at Fayetteville State University.”
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web search NEUTRAL — -- · Experience: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · Location: 70119. View Maliyah Thomas’ profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.11 others named Maliyah Thomas in United States ar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Susanne Thomas is a professor in the Communication department at Fayetteville State University - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating yourself.
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Claim 6: “It’ll start off on YouTube, and the students are hoping to put it on Spotify in the future.”
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NBC4 Washington reports the podcast will start on YouTube with hopes for Spotify. Other search results discuss YouTube's general podcast support or other unrelated podcasts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Call (929) 274-3577 with your name and message and you may be featured on a podcast or on the Daily Beast. You can also send us an email at beastpod@thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast is committed to …
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web search NEUTRAL — Initially launched in the United States in April 2023, the podcast feature in YouTube Music has now been extended to countries such as Brazil and Canada, according to a report by 9to5Google. This move…
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web search NEUTRAL — Each podcast will initially be exclusively available on YouTube and will also be featured on selected classical music radio stations and Apple Music. The first six Classics Unlocked music education po…
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Claim 7: “A group of D.C. students has been hard at work on a podcast about mental health and the many pressures that young people face.”
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The claim is supported by a report from NBC4 Washington, but the other provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'student' and grammar tips, providing no independent corroboration.
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web search NEUTRAL — University students are generally classified as first, second, third or fourth-year students, and the American system of classifying them as "freshmen", "sophomores", "juniors" and "seniors" is seldom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Students can be children, teenagers or adults who are going to university, but it may also be other people who are learning, such as in college. A young person who cannot be classed as a student is ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Students'” refers to multiple “students” owning the same object or group of objects in a sentence. It’s a common possessive phrase because we use “students” to talk about a large body of students rat…
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Claim 8: “Miles Johnson-Dean, a rising sophomore at Norfolk State University.”
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