Joe Rogan is being ripped on-line after posting a pretend CNN report claiming that Steven Seagal was helping the Russians of their invasion of Ukraine.
His ‘Gal-libility was on full show
Embattled podcaster Joe Rogan is being mocked mercilessly on-line after posting a spoof CNN report that claimed Steven Seagal was helping the Russians in their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The submit surfaced amid high-stakes talks between the nations, through which Ukraine demanded that the invading nation withdraw troops from their nation.
The screenshot, which the host of “The Joe Rogan Expertise” shared Monday to Fb and Instagram on Monday, depicted the 69-year-old motion film star toting a machine gun whereas rocking sun shades and fight fatigues. The outline learn, “Intelligence companies around the globe have noticed American actor Steven Seagal amongst Russian particular forces positioned across the outskirts of Gostomel airfield close to Kyiv captured by Russian airborne troops.”
Rogan, 53, captioned the fake report, “If I needed to guess the plot of this f–ked up film we’re dwelling by I'd say we're about 14 hours from the arrival of the aliens.”
Social media commenters had been fast to tear into the submit, which some identified was truly from Steven Seagal’s 2016 thriller “Sniper.”
“That is clearly photoshopped although,” scoffed one detractor on Instagram. “I could also be a beluga whale however I do make memes for a dwelling so I prefer to suppose I can detect a meme with my sonar.”
“I needed to Google to ensure this wasn’t actual. Lol this world is bonkers,” stated one other.
One critic wrote, “For anybody who thinks that is actual: it’s fairly chilly — about -2°C — in most of Ukraine. This picture was clearly shot on a heat day.”
“@joerogan I’d snigger, however my pals are dying,” they added.
“Joe Rogan sharing misinformation whereas taking 70 episodes of his personal present down,” snarked one other, in reference to Spotify’s alleged culling of “JRE” episodes final month after the previous comic allegedly disseminated COVID disinformation.
Others took the chance to make cracks about Seagal’s oft-lampooned motion films. “He’s on lethal floor,” joked one in reference to the aikido grasp’s critically-panned 1994 environmental thriller, “On Lethal Floor.”
“I hope miss July jumps out of a cake when he reaches his vacation spot,” quipped one other in an obvious shoutout to former Playboy Playmate Erika Eleniak’s frosting-covered cameo in “Below Siege.”
And whereas it’s but unclear whether or not or not the previous UFC correspondent shared the Seagal submit in jest, many indignant Instagrammers deemed it poor type to share foolish memes amid a world disaster.
“I'm so ashamed of you Joe Rogan,” fumed one incensed fan. “You go on and submit about alien invasions and dwelling in films, however when precise tragedy begins with actual individuals dying you're silent.”
They continued, “When an actual monster must be stopped, you do nothing. Is it since you truly will not be so ‘goal’ and ‘curious’, however you're undoubtedly brainwashed for good. Converse up! Condemn atrocities! You could have an enormous platform. Act like a pacesetter and cease posting irrelevant stuff making all of it seem like a joke. It’s not.”
This isn’t the primary time the conspiracy theorist has been accused of disseminating pretend information. Spotify’s juggernaut podcaster discovered himself in sizzling water earlier this winter after doing a podcast with Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine scientist who reportedly unfold misinformation concerning the COVID jab, and in contrast the US’ present well being local weather to Nazi Germany.
The episode was subsequently pulled from YouTube whereas a coalition of 270 medical specialists penned an open letter imploring Spotify to create a fact-checking coverage that might “mitigate the unfold of misinformation.”
In the meantime, excessive profile musicians from Joni Mitchell to Neil Younger threatened to take away their music from the Swedish audio-streaming big except they jettisoned the JRE.
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