I investigate the origin of infuriating videos of people being thoroughly unreasonable. Where do they come from? Why are they made? Are they real? Who's behind them?

πŸ”—LINKS:

πŸ“° Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/british-police-officer-questioning-driver-clip-is-skit-2023-11-23/

πŸ“Ί The video mentioned in the Reuters article: https://x.com/stillgray/status/1720075180830228516

🎡 Hamad's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehalalham

πŸ“° A Rolling Stone article about Karen videos and the Norwegian royal family: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/fake-karen-viral-videos-tiktok-instagram-1234814549/  

πŸ“Ί Louisa's video about the original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mymatecherry/video/7342608253005729056 

πŸ“Ί An example of the kind of exposure the McDonalds video got: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrSNX-qRAaM

πŸ‘±β€β™‚οΈ MORE ABOUT MATT

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