Whitney Bjerken has been a YouTuber for as long as she can remember. At 18, she’s taking stock of her viral childhood. A programming note: this is the last episode of First Person — thank you for listening. Lulu Garcia-Navarro is working on new projects at the Times, so please stay subscribed to this feed to be the first to hear about them.

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Why scammers get believed and asylum seekers don't.