‘With power comes responsibility,’ and with popularity comes controversy. Such has been the case of UFC color commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan, who found himself in another controversy as he reportedly made false comments against the food laws in Australia.
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In an episode of his podcast, Rogan said that the politicians in New South Wales, Australia, were going to pass a law that would not allow citizens to grow their own food.
Rogan said, “I want to know what their justification was, but I’m pretty sure it had to do with agricultural contamination. You could justify it if you’re a real piece of sh*t.”
Rogan said that he believed authorities in Australia were ‘f**king creeps.’ Rogan further added, “We gonna stop these motherf***ers from growing their own food, because that’s how you smoke out an anti-vaxxer, because you can’t go to a grocery store anymore, and you can’t grow your own food.”
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Joe Rogan gave a firm opinion on this issue, but it might not have been true. Once it was confirmed, fans did not waste their time on taking a shot at the UFC color commentator.
Social Media takes a dig at Joe Rogan for reacting to fake news
Further, into the episode, Rogan’s podcast producer interrupted him to inform him he might be reacting to fake news. Rogan said that the news has to be a real thing and it’s too good to not be. Upon verifying, he finally realized it might be fake.
joe rogan having a normal one (watch until the end) pic.twitter.com/bs3CEYlpkX
— KnowNothing (@KnowNothingTV) May 17, 2022
A user by the name of @KnowNothingTv on Twitter posted a clip of Joe Rogan reacting to fake news. Upon seeing this clip, Twitter users were quick to react and take a shot at Rogan.
Why does this nonsense get released? Doesn't he have editors? Or even just a little bit of shame or decency?
— Simon Pryor (@sipryor) May 17, 2022
One Twitter user commented saying why do such things get released and also questioned if Joe Rogan had editors to do a better job. The user also questioned if Rogan had any shame or decency before reacting like that.
I live in Australia. Do you know how absolutely batshit ridiculous it would be for the government to even try to pull of something like that. Most of the country is rural. We have free elections. This is insane.
— Rovie Wade (@roviewadest) May 17, 2022
Another Twitter user who lives in Australia said that it would be ridiculous if the government to even try to pass such a law. He described that most of Australia is rural and that they have free elections. He called Rogan’s reaction insane.
The best is that he saw an article and admits he did not read it, but then tells us what the article was about. How does he know what article was about if he did not read it.
— Random Guy (@booz75) May 17, 2022
Another Twitter ID said that even though Joe Rogan admitted he did not react to the article, he still proceeds ahead and tells us about it, The user questioned how did Rogan know about the article if he did not read it.
As an Australian (living in Australia), this raises a wry smile. Saddening to think people actually listen to this and worse, believe it. "Even if it's fake, the fake is a warning" would have to be amongst the most ridiculous statements ever.
— 🌞Enjoy the Day🌞 (@Enjoythe_Day) May 18, 2022
A user from Australia said that it is saddening to think that people listen to this, and he also felt that a certain statement from the podcast was one of the most ridiculous statements ever.
Never listened to his show and in 2 minutes this tells me why that’s been brilliant policy in my household
— ElectricDCx (@PSN_ElectricDC) May 18, 2022
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Another user said that in his household, no one listened to his podcast. He also believed that the 2 minutes of this clip he saw defined why not watching the show has been a brilliant policy.
Joe Rogan has not been involved in a controversy for the first time. Although, regardless of all the controversy surrounding him, Joe Rogan continues to enjoy a massive following of listeners who tune into his podcast.
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