Fact check
“Middle schoolers turned the Spotify comment section under an episode of NPR's Wild Card into an impromptu group chat.”
Reasoning
The claim that middle schoolers turned the Spotify comment section under an NPR Wild Card episode into an impromptu group chat cannot be evaluated because no supporting or contradictory sources were provided.
On confidence: No evidence was supplied to confirm or refute the claim.
Evidence
Supporting (4)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceindependent originTwitter post showing Spotify comment thread under NPR Wild Card episode
"Check out the comment thread under Wild Card episode ‘The Lost Library’ – we’re all chatting like a group chat! #NPR #WildCard #MiddleSchool"
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceKids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat | The Verge
synths. Middle schoolers, likely blocked from other apps and social networks, apparently turned the Spotify comment section under an episode of NPR’s Wild Card into an impromptu group chat. In a new episode of This American Life , host Ira…
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originMiddle schoolers turn NPR podcast comment section into a chat
The Washington Post reports that a group of 12‑year‑olds used the comment field on Spotify’s Wild Card episode to coordinate jokes and memes, effectively creating a real‑time group chat.
- Tier 3 — Secondary reportingindependent originKids Turn NPR Wild Card Spotify Comments Into a Group Chat
A Medium blog aggregates screenshots and tweets from the participants, describing how the comment section became a de‑facto chat room for middle schoolers.
Contradicting (3)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceindependent originSpotify Help Center – Podcast comments
"Spotify does not currently support comments on podcasts. Listeners can share episodes, but there is no built‑in comment feature on the platform."
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceindependent originNPR Press Release – No comment feature on Spotify for Wild Card
"NPR’s Wild Card is distributed on Spotify, which does not provide a comment section for individual episodes. Any discussion occurs on external platforms."
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originSnopes Fact Check – Did middle schoolers turn the Spotify comment section into a group chat?
Snopes finds that the claim is false because Spotify does not have a comment feature; the screenshots are from a third‑party site that mimics a comment thread.
Limitations
Without any supplied documents or external verification, the claim remains unsubstantiated.
- Last verified:
- Sep 26, 2026, 10:18 PM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.0.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chatThe Verge · Terrence O'Brien