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Viral EBT video puts Seattle market under scrutiny

A viral EBT video has put a Seattle market under scrutiny, in a story that touches a food assistance debate; meanwhile, a chain added sandwiches.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:42 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Seattle — Photo: Jeffery Hayes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by KING5.com: “Viral EBT video puts Seattle market under scrutiny”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:42 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Seattle.
BBN covered this story before: Why Seattle isn't rainy today (October 13).

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KING5.comViral EBT video puts Seattle market under scrutiny

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStart with the facts, Gloria. What do we actually know?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorKING5 reports a viral EBT video has put a Seattle market under scrutiny. That is the first document.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorUnder scrutiny. That's never the end of it, is it?

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