A right-wing vlogger made a dubious claim and got roasted – 11 sceptical responses
If you haven’t heard of Paul Joseph Watson, I want your life; if you have heard of him, you’ll know he posts YouTube videos, filmed standing in front of a map of the world, and believes – or starts – a lot of right-wing conspiracy theories. He was once famously schooled by a historian when he claimed there would have been no people of colour in Roman Britain.
You should also know that he advertises products for the alt-right organisation, Breitbart – including Brain Force Plus, the pills to turn you into a genius. His latest self-own happened when he made this claim:
In a pub. My mate literally just said the word “Breitbart” and the leftist on the next table bolted, screaming as he left. Never seen a triggering so instantaneous.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 19, 2019
Sounds convincing. Perhaps he needs to neck a few more of his own pills.
Anyway, it was the kind of opportunity Twitter just couldn’t ignore.
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It's a true story. I know because I was the leftist sitting there enjoying a soy cocktail when badass right wingers triggered the fuck out of me by saying "breitbart"
— Wild Geerters (@classiclib3ral) April 20, 2019
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then everyone clapped and Paul got free drinks all night.
and the name of the barman? Albert Einstein. https://t.co/NQ4kAPh8CM
— Dan Hett (@danhett) April 20, 2019
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The idea that this whopper even has a friend makes the *rest* of this tall tale seem almost plausible by comparison. https://t.co/AKcNNTcTKS
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) April 20, 2019
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https://twitter.com/Chinchillazllla/status/1119361829858312193
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— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 20, 2019
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i also have not left my house today and will now tweet several scenarios that never occurred. https://t.co/5qhn1W3rj8
— molly conger (@socialistdogmom) April 19, 2019
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https://twitter.com/Bro_Pair/status/1119690553438814208
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https://twitter.com/0re0_YT/status/1119378162851434496
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Could've been worse. Could've actually happened.
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) April 19, 2019
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“A person near us in a pub found us completely fucking obnoxious and wanted to relocate to not have to hear us have obnoxious shitbag discussions, and I have constructed some fan fiction about it to fit my preferred narrative.” Incredible self-own.
— Rob Sheridan (@rob_sheridan) April 21, 2019
However, Twitter user, Mark, had an argument in support of @PrisonPlant’s tweet.
https://twitter.com/kept_simple/status/1119373966374854657
That seems pretty feasible, actually.