# Bana Alabed on The No Agenda Show

Bana Alabed comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2016 to July 2017.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** December 2016 – July 2017
- **Related topics:** [Twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md), [Propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [Aleppo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aleppo.md), [Apple](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apple.md), [Bill Kristol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-kristol.md), [Erdogan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/erdogan.md), [F-35](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/f-35.md), [Grand Canyon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/grand-canyon.md), [Macbook Pro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/macbook-pro.md), [Turkey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/turkey.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Grand Canyon Ranger, Michael Harrington, Syrian Girl Meme

- **Episode:** [944: Ming the Magnificent](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/944-ming-the-magnificent.md)
- **Published:** 2017-07-06
- **Time:** 1:20:03–1:24:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/944-ming-the-magnificent/chapter/grand-canyon-ranger-michael-harrington-syrian-girl-meme.md

Park Service Ranger Michael Harrington donated to the show, offering his South Rim apartment to fellow listeners visiting the Grand Canyon. The segment also revisits the "Bana Alabed" Syrian girl media phenomenon, questioning the authenticity of the child's promoted social media presence.

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### Bana Alabed Twitter Account and Pro-War Rhetoric

- **Episode:** [921: Bagels & Bins](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/921-bagels-bins.md)
- **Published:** 2017-04-16
- **Time:** 56:00–59:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/921-bagels-bins/chapter/bana-alabed-twitter-account-and-pro-war-rhetoric.md

The Twitter account of Syrian child Bana Alabed is scrutinized for posting sophisticated political messages in English. Recent tweets praised Bill Kristol and urged President Trump to buy more F-35 fighter jets. The hosts suggest the account is a manufactured propaganda tool used to influence Western public opinion in favor of military intervention.

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### Twitter Verification Issues and Apple iOS 10 Bugs

- **Episode:** [890: Factivist](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/890-factivist.md)
- **Published:** 2016-12-29
- **Time:** 2:39:51–2:45:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/890-factivist/chapter/twitter-verification-issues-and-apple-ios-10-bugs.md

The hosts discuss the lack of credibility in Twitter's verification system, citing the account of 7-year-old Bana Alabed in Aleppo. They also vent frustrations with Apple's recent software quality, specifically a bug in iOS 10's auto-capitalization that conflicts with third-party apps like WhatsApp, and battery life issues with the new MacBook Pro.

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### Bana Alabed Propaganda and Erdogan Photo Op

- **Episode:** [888: Dutch Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/888-dutch-trump.md)
- **Published:** 2016-12-22
- **Time:** 1:48:43–1:53:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/888-dutch-trump/chapter/bana-alabed-propaganda-and-erdogan-photo-op.md

The story of Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl famous on Twitter, is analyzed as a Turkish propaganda effort. The hosts critique a CNN report showing her meeting President Erdogan, noting that her tweets appear to be written by a native English speaker (likely an American) rather than a Syrian child or her mother.

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