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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter has broken his silence to push back against anti-Semitic interpretations of his 1988 cult favorite "They Live" pushed by neo-Nazis. Carpenter tweeted that the movie "is about yuppies and unrestrained capitalism. It has nothing to do with Jewish control of the world, which is slander and a lie." [Gizmodo]

• Donald Trump tweeted out a claim that teen singer Jackie Evancho's latest album has rocketed up the charts since she signed on to sing at his inauguration. That claim ignores other factors that could be responsible — like that it was December, and her album was a Christmas album. [The Huffington Post]

• After three seasons, Disney Channel has canceled "Girl Meets World," the next-generation spinoff of the '90s sitcom "Boy Meets World." [The Hollywood Reporter]