On July 29, 2024, a man stabbed several people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the seaside town of Southport in northern England, killing three young children. As their deaths shocked the nation, rumors about the attacker’s identity quickly spread online. Far-right provocateurs like Andrew Tate — who was …
Read More »Trump Got a Free Cybertruck From Streamer Adin Ross. Is That Legal?
More than half a million concurrent viewers were tuned in to streamer Adin Ross‘ Kick channel on Monday afternoon to watch an interview with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to hearing the GOP presidential nominee rant about some of his favorite topics, they …
Read More »Andrew Tate Permitted to Leave Romania While Awaiting Rape Trial
Far-right influencer Andrew Tate has been permitted to leave Romania — but not the European Union — as he awaits trial on charges of rape and human trafficking. A court in the Romanian capital of Bucharest ruled Friday that Tate could leave the country, in spite of the influencer’s own …
Read More »Andrew Tate Detained in Romania, Could Face Extradition on U.K. Arrest Warrant
Andrew Tate, the controversial, far-right influencer, is back in custody in Romania, this time detained on a warrant issued by British authorities that could lead to his extradition to the U.K., according to The Associated Press. Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested Monday night, March 11, and ordered to …
Read More »Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Plans
The influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested by Romanian authorities on Monday on U.K. charges based on a tip that they had planned to flee Romania — information that was revealed on a Kick livestream by their friend and fellow “alpha male” streamer, Adin Ross, Rolling …
Read More »Adin Ross Broke Streaming Records With a Baffling Fake Kim Jong Un Interview
Forrest Gump famously said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Forrest Gump clearly never spent a Wednesday night tuning into a much-hyped interview between livestreamer Adin Ross and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, which was crashed by masculinity influencer and accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate. More than 330,000 people tuned …
Read More »Andrew Tate Accuser Has 'Trouble Meeting Even Basic Needs' Due to Harassment
Two alleged victims of Andrew and Tristan Tate have filed a protective order to keep their identities confidential, citing intense doxxing and harassment from the Tates’ fans, associates, and even the brothers’ legal team, according to a filing obtained by Rolling Stone. The order, filed in the United States District …
Read More »Who Holds the Keys to Andrew Tate's Empire?
When journalist Matt Shea and director Jamie Tahsin first started discussing tracking the influencer Andrew Tate for a Vice documentary, The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate, it was 2019. Andrew Tate was a minor Twitter celebrity with about 50,000 Instagram followers, primarily known for making incendiary comments about mental illness …
Read More »Why Is the Right So Obsessed with Seed Oils?
“Before seed oils were invented, everybody was hot and healthy,” reads the first sentence of an Aug. 21 tweet by Carnivore Aurelius, a Twitter account with more than 300,000 followers. The tweet cites statistics claiming to link consumption of seed oils to an increase in obesity and cardiovascular disease rates, …
Read More »Andrew Tate Released From House Arrest in Romania as He Awaits Rape, Sex Trafficking Trial
Andrew Tate was released from house arrest but will remain under judicial control as he awaits trial on rape and human trafficking charges in Romania. The controversial, far-right influencer, his brother Tristan Tate, and two Romanian associates, Georgiana Naghel and Luaana Radu, had appealed the house arrest sentence, which was …
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