An episode of This American Life, broadcast in January and adapted from a one-man theatrical show by Mike Daisey, condemned working conditions at Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that supplies products for Apple, Sony and Amazon, among others.

The programme aired on January 6, 2012, and became the most popular podcast in the history of the series.

Yesterday, Ira Glass, the host of the show, issued a statement saying that Daisey lied to him and to factcheckers before the show was broadcast.


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