13 Times People Got Publicly Called Out for Nonsense

Ben Auxier

5 years ago

We talk a lot these days about “call out culture,” the tendency for people to make big public displays of correcting someone for some unvirtuous behavior in a way that maybe really isn’t warranted. That’s a whole can of worms that needs a lot of discussion on a case by case basis, but there are certain times when there’s really no question: you posted something that absolutely deserves to be called out. Either because it’s super distasteful, or because it’s just a plain ol’, obvious lie.

Often when these moments happen online, the official record disappears as the transgressor quickly deletes what they can of the evidence. But sometimes, they stick around, and they’re glorious.

13. Roll with it

Not the biggest deal in the world but you got the attention of Chrissy Teigen AND a bread company somehow.

https://twitter.com/THEANTMUULAH__/status/1198042936170237953

Thank you for clearing this up! We've been answering questions all morning! Hopefully they listen to you! 🧡 🤙

— KING'S HAWAIIAN (@KingsHawaiian) November 25, 2019

12. I’m not even supposed to be here today

“It turns out you can just put a quote underneath something and attribute it to whomever you want. I love Tiger King.” – Richard Nixon

This is pure bullshit. I never did Keto: I went Vegan and then joined @ww_us to lose my weight. That quote doesn’t sound like me either: as I’ve never jogged and the only pills I take are heart-related, I’m pretty sure they made it up. I feel like Homer when he found Mr. Sparkle! https://t.co/LB8b0IXyUS

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) September 3, 2019

11. Breaking news

Gotta admire the restraint of an entire dictionary just utilizing one word in their response.

No.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) June 7, 2017

10. This is America

It’s time we called out the real enemies: people who learn about stuff.

https://twitter.com/brettrushforth/status/1205944335180517376

9. Game on

3GB per hour is still just messing with my mind. My first computer had a 10GB hard drive. I am old.

Um, No.

Video games use around 50-75MB/hour.
Streaming on Netflix uses around 3GB/hour for HD video.

To put that into perspective, Netflix uses more than 30x the data that video gaming uses.

Please stop spreading misinformed information.

— a d e n✌️ (@x_BasicallyMe) March 21, 2020

8. PETA problems

Literally who is a PETA fan at this point?

Steve Irwin didn’t have a kill rate over 80% (you do). He didn’t donate $70k to a convicted arsonist (you did). And he wasn’t in bed with eco terrorist networks (again, you). His passion was animal conservation, yours is profit. So take your self-righteous bs and shove it.

— Byron Bluth⁷💜 (@_CallMeBuster_) February 23, 2019