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Scrolling through the biggest stories in America right now. With Fox News forced to defend its editorial standards, Donald Trump attacking \\u201cpudding fingers\\u201d Ron DeSantis and a conservative beer boycott spilling over, the Americast team take a few of this week\\u2019s most talked about topics and explain the context behind the clickbait.

What\\u2019s been happening? Why does it matter? And why are we seeing so much of it all on social media?

We also talk about the spate of shootings of people for tragically turning up in the wrong place and the effect of \\u201cstand your ground\\u201d laws on how gun owners view self-defence.

HOSTS:\\n\\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter\\n\\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America editor\\n\\u2022 Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent\\n\\u2022 Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GET IN TOUCH:\\n\\u2022 Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480\\n\\u2022 Email Americast@bbc.co.uk\\n\\u2022 Or use #Americast

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Alix Pickles, Ivana Davidovic and Isobel Gough. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.