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Citizen App Wrongly Accuses Man of Starting Southern California Fire

Citizen App Wrongly Accuses Man of Starting Southern California Fire

FromKQED's The California Report


Citizen App Wrongly Accuses Man of Starting Southern California Fire

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Citizen app brands itself as a tool to report on local crimes and emergencies in your area. But it can also lead to false reporting as was the case last week, when a man was falsely accused of starting a fire in Pacific Palisades, after his picture appeared on the app.
Guest: Boone Ashworth, Contributing Writer, WIRED

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Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED 
Released:
May 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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