Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@jmacdono]

The growth of coronavirus in a given area is dependent on two primary factors: 1. How dense the population is 2. How dense the population is

[@mollymac9108]

Ba-dm-tssss 😂😂😂

[@copernicofelinis]

Well played, Sir. Well played...

[@makatron]

I see what you did there, and I approve it

[@gonzayare]

3. How stupid the population is to not wear a face mask. 4. How stupid the population is to not keep away from crowds.

[@Thomas98791]

Upvote

[@SatanicBunny666]

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell

[@suziwolf4830]

Gotta love Dunning-Kruger...

[@dilmeral]

This is such a good quote. Wise people are wise because they are critical to even their ideas and thoughts so it cause this uncertainty all the time (seeking for truth constantly and be wise to be able to change ideas as truth reached) fools and fanatics don’t have to bother you even think on something if it’s correct or not. Isn’t it easy and lazy just to believe but also calming, relaxing up to the point you don’t even care anymore. Critical thinking is too much work and what you get as a result ?? Never be sure about anything and constant unrest-fullness !! How big of a bliss is being ignorant

[@KumoCC]

@@suziwolf4830 that isn't actually what dunning-kruger is about

[@DemarMerka]

In one sentence, this guy hits the nail on the head with a nuclear war head.

[@xiomara5147]

Imma have to disagree- wiser people just don’t speak in absolutes!! Real experts of any sort are very very careful about using clear, accurate, specialty-specific language, & in science especially, we always leave room for the possibility that we MIGHT be wrong. Because there could be something we are collectively missing, technology might come along to expose a factor that would turn our theory on its head, know matter how sure we are, we will never say “I can tell you that this is 100% true”, unfortunately this is exactly what bad faith actors cling onto push their bullshit- & nobody seems to question why the expert “isn’t sure” but the rando with an interest in the opposing view _is_ sure & it drives me absolutely crazy 😫

[@blablablubb7623]

My favourite concpiracy theory comes from two old ladies I passed on the street. Lady 1: "So, my husband says that all this Corona thing started because Trump used a bioweapon on China. To weaken their economy, you know?" Lady 2: "Then why do the US have so much Corona?" Lady 1: "It's Trump, you really think he thought that far ahead?"

[@davidbouchard8963]

this is likely my favorite!!

[@lanapowell]

...Well... Generally speaking, if Trump is accusing someone of doing something, it's because he does/did it. So, with Trump accusing China of releasing it from a lab in Wuhan, maybe that's because that's what he did.

[@nthemperor]

You Sir/Madam, get to take home the best comment of the day award. This is pure gold.

[@beancheesedip8337]

Holy shit, I totally believe that.

[@tinamardt7734]

LOL

[@jimwitt21]

When I was a kid, my mum threw away the microwave because "microwaves use radiation to heat up food, and the radiation gets in your food AND THAT GIVES YOU CANCER!" We were only allowed to eat what the daily mail said cured cancer. It's hell having a mad parent

[@mobbcentral4675]

You good man

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

I don’t think microwaves produced enough radiation to be concerned, but it is recommended to not be face to face with a microwave when cooking food.

[@4manonarts]

@@PhaZeUnleashed Microwaves don't use the same frequency of radiation that harm you. When we talk about radiation in science, there are several frequencies, the radiation used in a microwave produces heat :)

[@helenchelmicka3028]

Christ. I'm guessing your eating habits are quite varied atm, Daily Mail has claimed almost everything cures cancer at some point lol

[@umachan9286]

@@PhaZeUnleashed Radiation is simply a term for how things radiate. Light radiates so it's radiation. Heat radiates so it's radiation. Microwaves are not *ionizing* radiation so there's no chance of them causing cancer. They just excite the water molecules in your food which results in them heating up faster. That's it. Radiation does not mean "ionizing nuclear radiation" which is the bad stuff.

[@rajanarasimhan]

Legend says John Oliver's roast of AT&T hasn't reached them yet

[@jcdejesus2296]

Big daddy At&t.. I work at At&t before they like to make fun of themselves.

[@stoneytg]

It’s because they use AT&T

[@jeffredfern3744]

Oops, translation pattern didn't use E164.

[@jonm610]

Top comment. Bravo

[@Vulmio]

They're too busy delivering Perfect Phone Calls

[@jackburke7274]

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

[@christophertoole6994]

Annnnnd another fucking quote

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

Heinlein knew all about that

[@microtasker]

i'm not convinced. (lol)

[@nohbuddy1]

Funny coming from the dude who wrote Starship Troopers unironically

[@quantumman555]

@@nohbuddy1 have you read the book? It has nothing to do with the movie and is actually a good read.

[@rob358]

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge" - Stephen Hawking

[@michaelhomes8049]

Nice

[@symbologee]

Exactly what the media feeds you each and every day...

[@fezguy89]

symbologee shut up ya dingus.

[@karahtar]

The irony is that it wasn't Stephen Hawking who said it, it was the American historian Daniel J. Boorstin.

[@thanksmaybe4103]

Karahtar idc either way because reality is bs

[@jolness1]

Crazy Alex Trebek died only a few months after this aired. I watched jeopardy every night with my grandma while we waited for my mom or dad to pick me up. I watched it every night since, even when my life was a dumpster fire, I always found a way to watch jeopardy. All of this to say, this got me in the feels and I wasn’t expecting to get choked up right now

[@Pretermit_Sound]

Exactly what I think of whenever I’ve revisited this video over the last year or so. He was probably feeling fairly miserable by this point, but he still felt compelled enough to put in the effort to make a very important PSA. R.I.P. Alex T. 🥺

[@DragonQuicksilver]

Alex Trebek was a treasure. His passing was sad.

[@Existnt160]

I'm not saying appearing as a guest on last week tonight causes cancer. But it is a little weird that Alex Trebek died so soon after appearing.

[@zubetp]

rewatching this episode and it choked me up to see him. i grew up with jeopardy as the background music of my life. (i wish they still did that boop-boop-boop-blorp noise when the boards populated.) if anyone is qualified to take on the show, mayim and ken are; but it's not the same without alex.

[@andrewwinslow9315]

Alex was a North American Icon. We miss you Alex, see you real soon.

[@RemyOrtiz]

"How is AT&T going to send me a message? Sprint?" *SHOTS FIRED!!*

[@MagmarFire]

Take that, Business Daddy!

[@ThePhl4ever]

It wouldn't send on Sprint as they are even worse than AT&T

[@ColoringKaria]

Business Daddy isn’t getting a break just cause it’s a pandemic and there is no audience! No honey! John is still coming for Business Daddy.

[@silversonic99]

@@ThePhl4ever i guess it depends on the area. at & t is garbage where i live, but boost mobile(uses the same towers as sprint, same service) blows it out if the water in terms of reliability and speed, for a fraction of the price

[@benlondon800]

silversonic99 this comment was sponsored by boost mobile

[@Fusilier7]

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' " - Isaac Asimov.

[@NMDecember1]

The cult of ignorance you took about was purposely done kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJTdaniro8pqeLs

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

Smoke weed in your lungs will be lying in a layer of THC protecting your human cells from exposure to covid-19 making you essentially immune... This virus wasn't made in China it was made in our spacelabs to kill off the old mindsets... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCvZ3SJZq2opNE

[@JonathanLit]

@@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler I think you've had enough weed buddy.

[@dado4352]

@@JonathanLit Hashtag Hash

[@sandrarobertson4921]

Hooray for that! Can I trust your research?

[@noisemaker432]

Paul Rudd saying he thought he was dead reminded me of that time when Tom Holland saw a tweet that said he leaked the entire Infinity War script and he was like, "Shit, did I?"

[@shanalidesilva4625]

bruh that was my first thought too

[@Vorloks]

God I love that guy lmfao

[@justasleepparalysisdemonwi8719]

@Anninos Christoforou what in the absolute fuck is that video?

[@christophermcclellan8730]

“The beach doesn’t cure anything except you being comfortable.” may be the most British words ever uttered.

[@TheResearchGirl]

As a scientist, it is so frustrating to have invested thousands of dollars and years of our lives getting an education and learning how life and the world works just for people to trust a Facebook post over an entire community of people who are generally passionate about finding answers and creating solutions. :(

[@jonhinman2471]

Life is hard, ain't it? I'm glad you finally found out.

[@jeremiahreagan6596]

I'm quite frankly pissed that I haven't yet gotten my payoff from the international science conspiracy board that coordinates the various hoaxes of climate change, evolution, vaccines, etc and makes sure everyone's falsified study from every corner of the flat earth all matches up. Maybe if they were a little more prompt with the checks, they wouldn't have to spend so much on the assassins and hit squads to stop the young, idealistic, and broke grad students from leaking the raw unaltered data they have access to as they perform the bulk of the field work.

[@freemoriah8160]

Scientists aren't very trustworthy though. Half of them are on a mission to disprove God, and the other half aren't being heard because they've either been shot or had their careers destroyed. The mainstream media doesn't care about any of that though.

[@Khumos782]

Thousands of years, you say? L:

[@nothanks8368]

@@freemoriah8160 no scientist i's trying to disprove god, they all know the first rule of a theory is it has to be testable and it is therefore impossible to prove whether or not he exists. No real scientist would waist their time trying to disprove something that isn't even a theroy.

[@AumaanXaryne]

John Oliver's continued, consistent disdain for Business Daddy AT&T is going to be my only positive memory from 2020.

[@cyberrock9018]

Aumaan John Oliver is Lying! Please Do your research. The links are down below the description! Bill Gates is very Dangerous kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYK2ipd3jcRsgM8

[@cmoore6131]

@@cyberrock9018 😂😂😂

[@React2Quick]

@@cyberrock9018 I'd like to live in your bubble of stupidity. To live in a world where I don't have to think.

[@royblekman8186]

What about the Demons Souls remake trailer?

[@rasjeff1]

Well, not if you test positive for COVID

[@diwashkc7828]

I was scared and confused when that shirt slowly began undressing itself.

[@joywolf83]

Yet pleasantly surprised

[@justincastillogayray]

@@joywolf83 John Cena and John Oliver are tied for #1 in my book.

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

I thought it was magically delicious. I felt robbed because it airs in HBO, so I felt I was entitled to more of John Cena’s body.

[@onyxwombat]

Honestly, this comment saved my entire night. Still catching my breath from laughing so hard...

[@Atarnal]

Damn I thought only I was seeing that, you mean it's not for me >.>?

[@alexanderlock6878]

Well John, Its been roughly a year and I'm sorry to tell you. They didn't learn, they just doubled down on the crazy.

[@cojocarasumariusm9243]

So You got vaccinate?

[@lucyla9947]

@@cojocarasumariusm9243 I got vaccinated and I had no side effects other than a sore arm and slightly bumpy skin.

[@okkietrooy6841]

Yep, Sometimes I have to admire their creativity. On occasion, I have the feeling I am watching an absurd theater play.

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Operation Paperclip, Operation Northwoods, Operation Mongoose, Operation Mockingbird, Operation Cyclone and Operation Midnight Climax involving Project MKULTRA are all you need to look up to know this video is full of shit. The term conspiracy theory was created by the CIA to make people avoid the truth. Key thing to remember is that both of our political parties are completely bought and owned by corporate interests and the military industrial complex. That's why we can't have universal healthcare in the middle of a pandemic during a Democrat presidency with a Democratic majority in Congress. I'm surprised he even got the troops out of Afghanistan after the media's fake nonsense over "women's rights". In all my 20 years of watching that war unfold I never heard the media voicing concern for women's rights in Saudi Arabia because in Saudi Arabia women are stoned to death for infidelity but they're one of our biggest allies so whatever right?

[@Guerrilla727]

Like how 8 months ago the conspiracy was vaccine mandates. It was so bad that fauci and pelosi both said they cannot force vaccine mandates. Well I guess they changed their minds huh?

[@anthonymcmahon9128]

“It’s Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.”

[@TheGreatPower365]

I think this is the phrase of the decade

[@blackcountryme]

A lie can run around the world, before the truth has its boots on.

[@eln5343]

@@blackcountryme A lie can penetrate the truth until it is castrated by reason.

[@stephenverchinski409]

Right. to lose my mind. See Micro biology and Infectious Diseases. 2021; 5(1): 1-3. ISSN 2639-9458 Research Article J. Bart Classen, MD

[@simongartmann5294]

I realy hope you weare a mask to protect your family

[@breannap8585]

I like how John Cena just started casually undressing himself like it's written into every contract

[@pardunmeesuh5612]

He also has to mention "Wade Boggs Carpet World." No, that's Tracy Jordan. Never Mind.

[@NeroAngeloTH]

He's also trying to get to the top of your partners' "free pass" list, so take that for what you will.

[@amehak1922]

I would be shocked if it wasn't.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

@TomG Gabin I'm a female gay bisexual John Oliver conspiracy theorist and I'm offended. Also, how do y'all know Cena was undressing just from the audio clip playing over the static background?

[@ismaelhidalgo3131]

his body looks great.. no homo... but damn, i want that body on me.. wait.. I want to have that body, not his body on me..

[@baileynorth352]

The only thing that would have improved that segment is if John had begun loosening his tie and taking his jacket off while saying goodbye.

[@kuntamdc]

Lol

[@t1328]

Lol. That would have been classic.

[@Bourbonismbeta]

Have I got the youtube show for you! Try 'Some More News'. Very similiar, but the host is a disheveled american.

[@mjmaccabee7252]

My trivial addition is that I like seeing John with hair again, never could really stomach the skinhead look. (Yeah, of course I know he's not a skinhead, but that shaved-too-short-even-for-bristles --ugh.)

[@awlthatwoodcrafts8911]

I actually thought that was coming. It is classic John Oliver.

[@josephinethornton3823]

At one point I was hospitalized with what the emergency room initially thought was spinal meningitis which is very contagious. I was IMMEDIATELY told to put on a mask and not to take it off for anything, and then I was stuck in a room by myself just waiting until a doctor could see me. That was in 2011. It turned out I just had a hell of a mixed tension migraine but because I also have dysautonomia, my nervous system went bananas and gave me a fever of 104 which is why they thought I probably had meningitis. It's not like they were idiots, my body just does really strange things. The point is that I was immediately isolated from everyone in that hospital. I wasn't in line somewhere, or in a waiting room. I had to put on a mask and sit in what was essentially a broom closet by myself until specialists had time to give me a spinal tap and CT scan to make sure that I did not in fact have spinal meningitis. But this dude here thinks that people are just going to be waiting in a giant room? All together? Ok bud. Dumb as a rock. My apologies; rocks are clearly highly intelligent compared to that dude.

[@purplebean8989]

In 2012 I ended up in hospital severely dehydrated because of a stomach virus. Every nurse and doctor had to put on full PPE to enter my isolation room. Why conspiracy theorists choose to ignore decades of contagious viruses and mask wearing and make it sound like covid only just introduced us to it is mind boggling

[@wallywallendo]

The man is a sub-brick

[@MasterOfViewership]

Now you know why autistic people were thrown into asylums until the early 2000's.

[@cutiegalore5376]

So WHERE are all the patients then?? They just round them up and no one checks in the hospital??? Come on

[@adarmus4768]

Why are you watching his videos if he is as much of a fool as you claim? Surely watching the videos of such a fool would make you even more foolish.

[@stijn2472]

To John Oliver and the ENTIRE team of last week tonight: *Thank you for making this show*

[@NMDecember1]

I wear a 😷 social distance and was always pro vaccines until recently but this vaccine they are proposing will be unlike any other in that it will alter your DNA. The world is on lockdown and there are pressures on doctors to put covid 19 on death certs, some even have monetary incentives like mediplan in the US. Please do your own research and consider what you may🤞or will 🙏🌏🙏be asked to take and consider it fully. Also don't forget to fact check the fact checkers. There has been censorship and it's not always for upholding the truth. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anjFk4Z5prOHkKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4qbf5mwmNNkp7M instagram.com/tv/CCoxH_znBrQ/?igshid=17jqy8n4np55x kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWikkJaDpbCgbNk. Check my 'signs of times' playlist for more information.

[@johnjones6582]

@@NMDecember1 which proposed vaccine? Here's a list so you can pick one. Are you claiming that all of the disparate groups are doing this, or just one? www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/jul/20/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker-how-close-are-we-to-a-vaccine

[@toxickrush]

@Lord Grime what exactly IS the problem?

[@SalinaBabba8343]

@@toxickrush their reply is going to: 1. Be non-existent, and/or empty words 2. Laughably wrong 3. See 1 and 2 combined

[@kathleenr4047]

@Lord Grime It's "take him SERIOUSLY" and I do.

[@DavidFlowers777]

There's a discussion going on that you shouldn't call it conspiracy "theories" anymore and instead call it a conspiracy "mythos", because "theory" gives it the connotation of actual scientific theories that have been peer reviewed and published.

[@sagekinzey7303]

You’re right “conspiracy hypothesis,” is more accurate.

[@diegog1853]

I don't know in my experience "conspiracy theory" already has a bad reputation, and people that follow them don't want to be called conspiracy theorists.

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

Not myths though because some conspiracy theories end up being true.

[@SpecieSUrT]

@@sagekinzey7303 no, 'hypothesis' is definitely not accurate. That's another term used in science for something you're trying to prove or disprove later in your work, but noone ever actually tries to prove those conspiracy myths (because you cannot prove bullshit you just made up to get some attention).

[@augustaseptemberova5664]

"conspiracy fantasies" then?

[@Laeiryn]

I follow the pirate's code of conspiracies: "Three can keep a secret if two are dead." The more people required to keep their mouths shut, the less plausible it is - especially if it's the victims and not the perpetrators who have to stay quiet.

[@Jagar_Tharn]

Exactly. Especially with how easy it is to blow the proverbial whistle these days, and how rich it can get you.

[@iwiffitthitotonacc4673]

@@Jagar_Tharn You don't even have to whistleblow actual truth either, you can literally say that the ocean isn't real and people will shower you with money.

[@jean-lucmartel2933]

Unless of course you can convince most enough of the population that it is a lie then it doesn’t matter. That is what social media is for.

[@scuba602]

@@iwiffitthitotonacc4673 THE OCEAN ISNT REAL!!! And don’t throw money. I have cashapp, Venmo, Varo, Current GO2bank, ummm a couple of other I can’t recall. DM me for details.

[@asdfggfdsa1140]

Basically. Also Why aren't pride marches considered "super spreader events"? Is it because COVID isn't a bigot and loves the gays more than everyone else and doesn't want to commit a hate crime? The world just gone dumb. Not even the dumbest, extra most dopiest dopefeind will just inject a substance they know nothing about. Fauci and Gates followed that code too. The Navy Dr found dead in the river in Atlanta was hushed by them.

[@pop5678eye]

Americans are taught to doubt others. Unfortunately they are not taught to doubt themselves. In fact they consider it a virtue to never be doubtful of their own conviction no matter how unsubstantiated that may be.

[@FromQnz2King]

Where are you from

[@TheAussie90]

cool story soy boy with no friends lmao

[@hazelnuiit]

Some lady in the us definitely has "never doubt yourself

[@mediocregamer2484]

That's that bona-fide American hyperindividualism babeyyyy

[@George83636]

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCvZ3SJZq2opNE

[@susanpremo8068]

Good one!

[@miguelgonzalez6495]

@Jurgis Brilliant quote, it’s exactly what B.L.M. is doing, fooling people and preventing them to think for themselves. I’m trying to convince them that they are being fooled, but to no avail. And funny how Johnny Boy here released this segment and then just recently an assassin killed the son of a judge who is working on an Epstein case over his finances. Her husband was shot too, but is stable. Assassin was found dead from a “self inflicted” gunshot. Ha! How about now? Conspiracy theories crazy? 😂

[@adamhurter6454]

People have been fooled into accepting a lockdown of the economy, when there's no evidence it's doing anything positive, when the virus has a mortality rate of .2-.3 percent, according to countless studies. jbhandleyblog.com/home/2020/6/28/secondwave?fbclid=IwAR2cOMOFCYCZfRgJWhgxfj8wDcUa5WFCLKGhErFFrcAOHxVHIC56UUviscM

[@YA-ou1gl]

I love this quote because it is often used by BOTH sides to prove their point. That's why it's a great quote.

[@welatshaw]

R.I.P Alex Trebek. Fitting that one of the last non-Jeapordy things he filmed was designed to help others. The kind of person that he was.

[@garybranham7416]

Be honest, John: You're not wearing any pants under that table. That's the only conspiracy theory I'm concerned about. #JohnDoesntWearPants

[@oneclick6551]

Legend says John Oliver's roast of AT&T hasn't reached them yet

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

Seconded

[@alfredbaginski4678]

@@garybranham7416 q

[@dylanbroomes5597]

@@garybranham7416 copied

[@l1meyman]

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled"

[@Iamreallycoolful11]

Sounds like a quote at the beginning of a Criminal Minds episode.

[@svega2673]

Pride is what makes hard for them to change there mind.

[@BlueberryWizard]

It's the same for people who pre-order bad games, or defend shitty business practices like Valorant's skin prices, "yeah benny i get it, it's a free to play game, but it was made by RIOT Games, and LoL's most expensive skin is like 30 dollars, and fucking Valorants skin is like 95 bucks and another 300 if you want the animations to go with them." they are just too invested, and it would hurt their self image and your image of them, if they backed down.. wich is only something they think and probably wouldn't happen.

[@piyushyadav9006]

Yeah and Jepstein didn't kill himself and Fauci didn't fund Wuhan lab for gain of function for coronaviruses.

[@thingsiplay]

Because people do not want admit their fault.

[@ministryoftruth8523]

Question for flat-earthers: what is the assumed end game for scientists to promote a "conspiracy" around a spherical Earth?

[@enfercesttout]

To play ball

[@Lucas-pw8tp]

I think the most common belief is that a flat earth would proof that humans are special, or god's chosen, considering we'd be on the only planet that's flat, and the government doesn't want us to know that.

[@Adderkleet]

Usually to promote a cult of sun worshipers. No, I'm not joking. Heliocentrism.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Hmmmm… sounds like the lizard people got to you….

[@emordnilap4747]

I watched a couple of videos by flat earthers that covered this. The theory they had was that it's to control the population, by brainwashing us to believe in everything scientists say. Apparently believing the Earth is round causes people to doubt the existence of God. This will make us all susceptible to trusting everything scientists say, without question, and will enable whatever evil powers are leading us astray to have total control over us. All I could think of was the minister's daughter I met once, who said 'Dinosaurs never existed. The devil put the fossils there to confuse us'. Yeah like science is more effective than religion at brainwashing people.

[@kelsiparker7990]

My conspiracy theory is that Stanley Kubrick was hired to fake the moon landing, but he was such a stickler for detail he insisted on filming on location.

[@tehnemox]

You now what? I don't care, this is my new headcanon and the only conspiracy I will allow myself to believe

[@kelsiparker7990]

​@@tehnemox Spread the word! The truth must be known!

[@walrusArmageddon]

Oh my God I love it 😂

[@AmberAmber]

@Kelsi Parker 🤣🤣❤

[@exaggeratedproblems5483]

🤣🤣🤣🤣♥️♥️♥️♥️ (translation) Ha I love it

[@johnfaber100]

"Where are the lines of Corona patients?" "This is a maternity ward, sir."

[@overstim]

"Okay then, where are all the expectant mothers?" "Dead of coronavirus."

[@tnlwithtrixiekat478]

They are in the mass grave off of New York.

[@nicholasheitzman2729]

Dude, this is a Wendy's restaurant

[@Noganrhy]

LMAO!!!!!

[@tyro173]

Is this the equivalent of maam this is a wendys

[@nicemelbs]

I like how Jim Jeffries handled conspiracy theories on his show. He gathered multiple conspiracy theorists in a room, believing different things. He started a discussion about their theories and then let them argue among themselves.

[@snuffeldjuret]

the funny thing is that you get the same by putting Flat Earthers together. As it is impossible for them to form a unified theory there is so much infighting going on, accusations of people being CIA plants etc. Funniest accusation is towards a girl named Felicia, I mean, she is obviously a plant, cia is even in her name...

[@billystairs6048]

I loved that episode

[@szabolcsbenedek1504]

Can you please tell me the shows name? I'm not from any english speaking country, but this sounds like fun for a night!

[@meaburridemicorreo]

@@szabolcsbenedek1504 I just wanna see if they replies to you 🙃

[@martinhoude3518]

The problem with that is that they might finish by everyone believing all the theories. Conspiracy theorists tend to be fertile ground to new conspiracy theories, as the same kind of thinking process happens.

[@noahkirschtein8169]

had to immediately check if john oliver and john cena sharing their birth date was real, thinking(/hoping?) it was another test like “see! this is why you double check information!” but no… no they are the exact same age. wow.

[@maddie9602]

My stepmother has a great quote about conspiracy theorists: "it's adorable how much faith they have in the government's management skills". For context, she's a project manager for a logistics firm, so she has first-hand experience in how much of a pain in the ass it is to coordinate large groups of people to do anything, much less keep their activities secret.

[@kathleenr4047]

That is what I have heard about the moon landings being a fake. People have said, "Anyone who thinks that this can be arranged has never been a project manager." --- I would like to add, if you think tens of thousands of people can keep a secret for 50 years, you're clueless. TWO people can barely keep a secret for any amount of time.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

@@kathleenr4047 as the saying goes "you only can keep a secret if those who knows are dead". We know that in asia because our (late) royalties always kills the builder of their palace

[@PieterBroer]

I remember a quote regarding the JFK assasination, but it works for every conspiracy theory: "If there really was a conspiracy to have JFK killed, someone would have blabbed about that long ago"

[@professorhazard]

The problem with that is that you get your astronauts who say "aliens are real and I absolutely saw something up there" and instead of being the leak that proves that the rest of the people in the know have failed to keep the secret, he gets written off as a tragic crackpot.

[@Gatesealer89]

for most conspiracies to work, the government must be incredibly competent and cunning, but at the same time must be so stupid and sloppy that the average joe can figure out what they are doing if they look hard enough.

[@CTeale1]

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes”...Johnathan Swift

[@kfrerix9777]

This lie only had to travel from St Petersburg. .... oh.

[@quinndirks5653]

- Michael Scott

[@David-fw5bx]

why does the truth wear shoes? Is a lie barefoot; are you saying don't wear shoes because it takes time to put them on?

[@S_Winegar]

"You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into"

[@brucef310]

Why do girls hate anal and say it's painful when it feels so go to me? -Ghandi

[@yabranrahbani8274]

My heart melted when he said "Correlation does not imply causation" 😍😍😍

[@lysal7430]

That’s a pretty basic statistics/ science fact

[@Pomagranite167]

@@lysal7430 Remember that common sense aint so common

[@AnexoRialto]

I used to think correlation implies causation, and then I took a statistics course and found out that it doesn't. So the course worked? Well, maybe....

[@MunchaosenbySlaw]

Amen!

[@M0butu]

I see that too often. You may have a third trend that causes the other two. And nobody has a clue that third trend even exists, let alone what it is.

[@Sunprism]

Back in the nineties, I had a substitute teacher in computer science class. He said we could do whatever we want, so me and a few other kids started watching eachother play flash games. Near the end of class, he suddenly spoke up and said "Watch out what you download, The darkness is going to get into your mind and give you AIDS" I think about that a lot

[@Cronic16]

"If we didn't ask any questions.... Jeopardy would be really weird." That man is a treasure lol

[@mofear4874]

yep, everybody's darling

[@Morristown337]

yes ask questions and look. I have no idea if it was a weapon or not. But the evidence points to the Wuhan Instituse of Virology doing Gain of Function Research on Bat Coronavirus crossing to other mammals (that is what Gain of Function Virology is). It it looks like it was an accident that it got out. What is NOT an accident is that the CCP knew it spread person to person for 3 weeks as they locked down Hubei Province to rest of China as they let people fly to and from Hubei to EVERYWHERE in the world for those important 3 weeks.

[@son473]

@@Morristown337 this is true but probably not the best place to post it. Yes multiple trusted news sources have confirmed this but you probably learned it from those stupid fucking epoch times ads.

[@EleanoreS]

he must be protected at all costs

[@UnderwaterFun123]

@@Morristown337 Search for the video "Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?" on KZbin. This is a video from a British freelance journalist that goes over the evidence from studies and researchers and shows the evidence that points to it not coming from a lab.

[@nit.nat.kit.kat.]

Hearing Alex Trebek say "Stay safe out there" hits different these days :(

[@keithfifer9213]

Rip

[@CaptinHavoc1]

@Fred Jamison More like: "What is... the Modelo Virus?"

[@thisguy9819]

@Fred Jamison * some people wore face masks

[@Leel3ones89]

He said "Hey be safe out there"...... sorry I couldn't help but correct you. RIP Alex Trebek. Burn in hell Rush

[@lavegetaliana]

I felt the same when I watched that part. Oh, jeez. Rest in peace, friend.

[@A.Fort.]

Everybody else: casually and seriously speaking to the camera. John Cena: What if it was a striptease tho?

[@melissaengelke5014]

I know I paid more attention.

[@gld4821]

@@melissaengelke5014 I don't know who John Cena is but that was fun.

[@kerstgerard]

@@melissaengelke5014 ow, i think he is more 'a gay atraction...' to others ofcourse

[@djentmas867]

He’s 3rd on my Free Pass list now.

[@burdistan]

@@melissaengelke5014 Really? I couldn't focus on what he was saying

[@agr0nianTV]

The John Cena bit was hilarious! Just found this show today so it makes me wonder if it's an ongoing gag or if John Oliver has been wanting to do a bit like this for awhile now? Either way I loved it :3

[@pathmor]

“Ugly buildings and deeply tragic adult children” I’m laughing too hard at this

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCvZ3SJZq2opNE

[@AndyNorrisForReals]

It's funny because it's true. :D

[@kinvoya]

It is, literally, impossible to tell who is joking in most of these comments and who is serious.

[@TheWolfHound7777]

Poe's Law in action.

[@kinvoya]

@@TheWolfHound7777 Wow, it's great to learn the name of this all too common phenomenon. Unfortunately, only a few nerdlingers (sorry Mitchell) will be able to use it without then having to go into a detailed explanation of what it means. This actually makes Trump the embodiment and personification of Poe's Law since he is unable to laugh at all or even smile convincingly as a signifier. He is then able to take any statement he has made and, afterward, declare that he was "just kidding" or "being sarcastic" when he gets a lot of heat over it being untrue, illegal, racist, immoral, unintelligible, unconstitutional and/or just weird and creepy.

[@ClintCompton1]

That's because the government has secretly started posting comments on videos like these to distract people from the truth. What truth, you ask? Wouldn't you like to know!

[@erikfinkel2717]

Part of the conspiracy is trolls normanizing jokes knowing it will hurt others taking zero responsibility cuz it's just a prank bro it's just a dank meme. Lololjk

[@FrostReave]

I think most based on our current predicament or completely serious with reference material and whatnot are serious. And the ones like “John Oliver isn’t wearing pants under that desk” are jokes.

[@ishouldhavetried]

When he said that bit about looking at KZbin comments, did anyone else immediately look down here?

[@chikasnotmadjustdisappoint6266]

Yeah, and unfortunately, he's absolutely right. The comment section is filled with people who believe these conspiracy theories and/or try to discredit what he and the experts are saying in this video...

[@Stewbott]

Yes

[@isdowning883]

Only 0.00005 seconds after. 😉

[@jamiebisson2752]

@@chikasnotmadjustdisappoint6266 That's whgat I am doing now.

[@JimMe]

Yep

[@bobbyharden3486]

I know this video is okd and no one will probably read this but, that joke comparison to hotels with no vacancy is a real thing that people have said to me on multiple occasions about the hotel i work at being sold out

[@kennymetz187]

I read your comment. And the hospitals really were empty. We now know about all the lies that were told

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

That's a generalization. Some hospitals were full some weren't. Common sense.

[@ra7e]

John Oliver does not only call the BS out, he also tells us the small steps we can take to fix it... This guy genuinely wants things to change for the good...

[@antoinettemey]

he's honestly one of the best sources of news because he's not. He's a comedian, so the real shit sticks with you

[@reshpete]

Him talking about things that actually matter when people whose job is to do that don't. Sometimes I forget he's supposed to be a comedian...

[@odskeet]

Who pays his paychecks

[@emdivine]

@Marius Ipad Can confirm that the sun instantly kills all viruses located on the sun.

[@Shiva108]

@Marius Ipad not instantly at all...it takes a couple of hours. Another "theory" that's been debunked months ago.

[@xopelvi2796]

Be honest, John: You're not wearing any pants under that table. That's the only conspiracy theory I'm concerned about. #JohnDoesntWearPants

[@Kumar731995]

Cracked me up hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@AT-zr9tv]

Hahaha

[@DJdoppIer]

I am the 69th like. *_*Noice*_*

[@bobjoe1832]

#JohnDoesntWearPants

[@lazerwater6137]

yep

[@kimjongfun5427]

"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence." - Charles Bukowski

[@galliantech368]

Dunning Kruger Effect 👍

[@michaela9967]

you meant the problem with the USA though. "MEEEEH goverment wants to kill us ... " Geez, do americans even know there are other countries ? Or at least one big country above them who handled it pretty well ? A country of dummmies and a few intelligent people.

[@alameachan]

Technically not a problem but how science works, but meh, potatoes, tomatoes.

[@gewurztramina]

@Kim Jong Fun That’s called the Dunning-Krueger effect.

[@AlexTrusk91]

Maybe this relation of traits in inherent, not by chance. Some do more thinking before they talk a little, and some do more talking after they tought a little. Heck, there might be even a balance somewhere for some topics and people.

[@3_Degrees]

As someone who practices family medicine , I’ve had to encounter most of this nonsense . It really does come down to the majority of lay people do not know how to research , so they trust poor sources .

[@MrEddie4679]

Even if they do know how to research, there is bias towards results and a inherent ability to intepret in favorable ways to what we already want to belive in. So not only do we need proper knowledge in critical thinking regarding sources of information, on how to filter that information, but also on how our own psyche works and how to counter act against those mind tricks. So yeah, it is hard to get it right.

[@carnelandia]

@@MrEddie4679 Exactly. The psyche. No one is free from its biases. Living with psychologists, I know of different interpretations of the “conspiracy theorist” “mindset”, however, lately the discussion has moved to the less explained phenomena of the conspiracy denier. I listened recently to a valid analysis by psychologist Tim Foyle. Unfortunately only at Radio München hier in YT , and it is in German: Die Psychologie ser Verschwörungsleugner. It has been translated though from an English article which I suppose is easy to find.

[@sovereignstate6760]

A majority of people trust poor sources like most mainstream sources as well.

[@stuff2008]

@@carnelandiainteresting. I have to admit as a person it infuriates me more to hear the ridicule of conspiracy theories then to endure a person at a bar talking about shape shifting lizards. The main reason is that the ridicule of the conspiracy theories is usually founded in just as deeply flawed logic as the theories' themselves. When you hear supposedly educated people using the same lines to condemn conspiracy theories as where used against Darwin or Galileo you know an anti science climate is underlying all of this. The earth rotates around the sun because god says so is not a good enough.

[@iw2751]

Anybody ever tried one up a conspiracy theorist? A: "ted cruz's father killed JFK" You: "you still think JFK is not alive?"

[@MrSlanderer]

Or their preferred favorite when backed into a corner in a very, very simple debate: “Whaboutdem WMDs?”

[@snuffeldjuret]

haha no, but that sounds like fun :).

[@benjamind2764]

Them: "The moon landing was fake!". Me: "You believe in the moon, idiot?"

[@liav4102]

acebasespace you think there’s only one??

[@forrestsatterfield]

You think Ted Cruz has a FATHER?

[@DaTux91]

I like how he started smiling when he waved us goodnight, then remembered he's English and put that smile away for storage until it's appropriate like if and when Henry Kissinger dies.

[@zora_noamflannery2548]

= HK can die when 100 millionth person finishes kicking him in the sack.

[@fattyjaybird7505]

....it won't happen

[@Humphking]

Can't kill immortal demons

[@martinbiesel3526]

Alright, let's get this day started

[@simbamartens7192]

Awesome! I wanna see him do a video on the volatile situation in Ethiopia currently. There's actually a great video that goes in depth about the ethnic tensions and current unrest in Ethiopia: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHOUq3aVfNOWrNk

[@josephheston7899]

Leggoooo

[@carryssamoon4026]

Right how i start every monday

[@chrisprilloisebola]

@@simbamartens7192 go to sleep bruh

[@MinersLoveGames]

God, what a mood.

[@char_lattesnk1352]

I heard this hilarious conspiracy theory that after catching covid it goes to your toes and comes back up again after a couple months lmaooo

[@gislainelee3181]

Paul Rudd is the best. “I once believed Paul Rudd was dead, because RIP Paul Rudd was trending” 🤣

[@Toastmaster_5000]

I think what he had to say was the most important, since he's a living (pun intended) example of how easy it is to spread misinformation.

[@allaboutperspective650]

@@Toastmaster_5000 You're sure this isn't pre recorded ?

[@copernicofelinis]

@@allaboutperspective650 yeah. Also: PAUL Rudd... PAUL McCartney... Coincidence? I think NOT!

[@mattgabbard9088]

@@copernicofelinis Did you know that Paul Rudd's Babysitter's last name was McCartney and Paul McCartney's nanny was Rudd?? #quotetruequotefacts #paulruddisdead

[@JojosupremeIQ195]

Rudd is a lame actor

[@UncleJaken]

Crazy how the generation that told us "Don't believe everything you see online" while we grew up turned out to be the one most convinced of batshit conspiracy theories

[@ΣκοτώνωΧαρά]

*they right?

[@namonaite]

@@ness7342 kind of funny the TV generation lack critical thinking abilities.

[@xxindigoAphrodithexx]

Touche

[@LtexprsGaming]

There are a lot of younger people believing in these conspiracy theories or just don't care about the virus, or are too stupid to realize the severity and are going on vacations and having Covid-19 parties and whatnot. I honestly thought they would have learned after the tide pods debacle of 2017 but they are still out there making terrible decisions. If every American had masked up practiced social distancing and we had a uniform complete lockdown for the first 2-3 months of this pandemic we would have beaten this virus with a lot less infections, deaths, and now the reversal of those said reopenings in some states. People need to realize this is a health crisis, worse than any other crisis we have ever had in our lifetimes but we can get through it if we all work together in fighting this virus.

[@TheTribalgame]

They said that because they believe in conspiracy theories. They don't want others to actually believe what they are told by places that could debunk the crazy things they themselves believe. I.e.: don't believe EVERYTHING you see online. But believe (insert here).

[@rodneygordon780]

John hating on Sunlight was the most British thing he’s done in the history of this show.

[@cyberrock9018]

Rodney Gordon John Oliver WRONG Please Do your research. The links are down below the description! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYK2ipd3jcRsgLs

[@rayray2528]

I'd say the hand wave he did at the end of pretty British.

[@jodyjm13]

For all the flaws of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", I've always appreciated how it shows Palpatine using a trade dispute in a distant backwater of the galaxy to start his rise to power; now I know the name of the logical fallacy (proportionality bias) that it was subverting. Last Week Tonight changes another life!

[@PsychonunBO2]

As a porter Who transports patients all day, I can confirm that covid-19 patients exist and I transport them all over the hospital, including the morgue.

[@thefloridamanofytcomments5264]

Crisis porter confirmed

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

How would conspiracy nutters believe you. They won't believe you that you are a porter trasporting patients all day. You could be just making up stuff. The problem with nutters is that they will question everything that goes against what they want to believe. They'll however swallow up any bullshit that agrees with them and goes against the "mainstream" narrative.

[@christiandauz3742]

Just exile Conspriacy Theorists and Republicans to Syria and strip them of their citizenship and wealth!

[@MrPossessed]

Or are you an actor DRESSED like a Porter!? Go back and tell your masters we aren’t buying it, you shill! (That was, hopefully, obvious sarcasm and I sincerely thank you for your service, and I hope you and your family are well and stay safe.)

[@slavikk6712]

Not as many as they are saying though. How many people do you personally know that have it? Ask people also how many they know. Doesn’t match up with what they are saying

[@tim6582]

I desperately want John Oliver and John Cena to remake the movie Twins.

[@brettbishop2461]

I DIED!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@trustmaker1014]

YES! YES! OMG YES! I need this to happen ASAP! LET'S START A PETITION 😆

[@greatfrito]

Oh god yes.

[@m1ssabrams112]

I was thinking the Parent Trap..

[@sumavargas3147]

I too want to see this remake of twins.

[@Tyranee]

“Where are the lines of Corona patients?!” “Sir, this is a Wendy’s...”

[@theITGuy-no3nt]

Well done!

[@AJ-jx5gm]

Then where are the Wendys?

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

This time you did not work both sides and get the best points from both sides like you usually do... This is a one-sided shit fucking excuse for a video!

[@bwell6941]

A J 😂😂

[@katrose5179]

Samoht Sirood So we know you’re a conspiracy theorist.

[@StriderStryker]

I'll never forget when *InfoWars* became famous for memes and speculations about frogs being gay.

[@laureen1436]

Mark Twain: "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled."

[@Zero11s]

yea people believe science fiction is real: viruses, globe earth, DNA, atoms

[@jacegreen3696]

@Laureen Miklos well it appears you have been fooled my dear. Or you can check one of the other trusted "fact" checkers like Snopes perhaps....... fraudalert.co.za/did-mark-twain-say-its-easier-to-fool-people-than-to-convince-them-that-they-have-been-fooled/

[@laureen1436]

@@jacegreen3696 I see I have! But after reading the article, the "quote" seems to be an adequate rewording of a sentiment he did express.

[@shubhamsharma-yy1lo]

Although it is happening all over the world but we can still travel amid this crises by following social distancing norms btw if we carefully observe we have been following it as usually we keep distances with strangers

[@juliocbp9389]

Damn, I’ve seen conspiracy theorists post that quote on FB

[@johnarvid]

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

[@moreander619]

Ah, dear Abe, he was so ahead of his time :)

[@alhusin2010]

"Abraham Lincoln once said that if you are a racist I will attack you with the north" -Michael Scott

[@elwduecentonove6080]

I needed this, thank you haha

[@juliangomez-fuentes869]

"Conspiracies are never true" - U.S. Government

[@artemis7774]

That's a good one ;D

[@dragoncore3996]

they clearly just needed us all inside so they could change the batteries in the birds

[@alexandraabercrombie3726]

Too bad they didn't turn off the pooping mechanisms in the pigeons.

[@jayextarys8616]

🤣🥰 Omg thanks for that

[@DennyGreenSeen]

Bwahahahahahahaha !!!

[@jonlowrey]

Anybody wanna trade? Tired of looking at same ones from the window.😥😷 #staysafe

[@carolyntalbot947]

I knew it.

[@PharadayCage]

This one hits different. RIP Alex, your memory for a blessing

[@TheDanielFisher91]

John Oliver may be british, but hes a goddamn american national treasure and I'll throw more tea in more harbors to keep him

[@CJMGalaxy]

He's an American citizen! Poor timing on his part, but he's ours now, we can claim him

[@VChau-ki7xu]

Don't forget to throw some milk over the harbor too for the tea!

[@aylam9667]

We are going to need him if we ever want to fix this insane country of ours.

[@christelheadington1136]

No, no no! The Tea Party gave birth to Trumpism.

[@zeurgash1456]

Just add a tad bit of sugar with it.

[@sanakhalid4339]

I wish Adam Driver could have recorded the message, too. One for everyone and one exclusive message for John Oliver!

[@bessh2501]

John... we need to have a talk about Princess Diana. You have to let go of this belief that it was an assassination.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

@@bessh2501 Please say buttbuttination. This is a Christian server.

[@TheEFRoommates]

I wonder if Adam has a restraining order against John by now.

[@Ricardo19748]

Adam is possibly unaware of the bit not everyone can be Jimmy Kimmel and happen to choose Matt Damon for a bit.

[@nominus1138]

"How would they even send me orders..... Sprint??" I lost it for a second..

[@bradford433]

I lost it right before. "Can't even handle a complete phone call" fucking lol

[@royce6485]

The more time goes on, the more interesting this video gets

[@hermanhoppe3773]

Yesterdays conspericy is todays Fact. Some will be fake but we must find the true

[@mikeximenez5285]

@@hermanhoppe3773 you must learn how to spell before I even consider anything you want to say 😂 conspericy sounds like some kind of weird sandwich.

[@Shootskas]

@@mikeximenez5285 Yesterday's conspiracy theory is today's fact. Some will be false, but we must find the truth. Now you can start considering.

[@hermanhoppe3773]

@@mikeximenez5285 sorry for the typo

[@hermanhoppe3773]

@@mikeximenez5285 yeah it was a typo

[@nicholasdavis5393]

Incidently, John Cena was not asked to take his shirt off whilst filming that, he just did it. That's right, John Cena just randomly thought "I should take my shirt off", and no one batted an eye.

[@Master13illy]

I mean... Would you question it?

[@desertdaisymarie6951]

And it made me pregnant.. With twins.. Four years after my hysterectomy.. What a man.. What.. A.. Man!!

[@ArchangelSteve]

They never saw it coming.

[@chrystinegaines3207]

@@Master13illy and we love him for doing it

[@caroletrapp3226]

@@desertdaisymarie6951 I would have his babies and I am 62 years old.

[@SandyRiverBlue]

The dude's wife never came off the ventilator. She ended up passing away right after this aired. It's sad because from time to time we have all had stupid beliefs it's just that this level of consequence is not something that we usually see within our lifetimes.

[@BruinPhD2009]

It really is sad that sometimes people refuse to believe something is serious until if affects them personally. Sure, there’s a lot of squeaky wheels in our country (on the whole planet really), but when half a million Americans are dying (almost as many Americans that died in our Civil War) you’d hope people would wake up sooner. It’s a sad fact.

[@davidshue9348]

@@tonywitdasauce1968 did you watch the video or are you just trolling. Go back to Newsmax or fox with your nonsense

[@stephenverchinski409]

You should be angry. The Public Health schools promoted ventilators in a response plan offered in 2007. Ignored totally the use of non invasive treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy. See Winthrop hospital clinical trial for those patients with symptoms of covid 19 hypoxia. See study at Underseas Hyperbaric Medicine. That said, I don't take unlicensed and unauthorized vaccines from anyone. That's just asking for being a guinea pig and not getting paid for it. Oh, and as for another wrench to throw, go look at Microbiology and Infectious Disease January 2021 report on Covid-19 and risk of Prion disease. You do know that has no known cure.

[@tima9790]

@@tonywitdasauce1968 I mean, if half a million US citizens have died from motorcycle accidents (keeping in mind that's half a million EXCESS deaths ) then you guys are more stupid than I thought.

[@tonywitdasauce1968]

@@davidshue9348 yup I watch all of the videos to laugh at how incredibly bad they are, then go to the comments to see how many dumbasses are agreeing with it. It fascinates me how gullible people are. Fox is saying the same bull every other station is saying so idk what your on about.

[@olivertrigony8677]

I had a friend who claimed to believe in only one conspiracy. His belief was that there are no flat earthers and that the joke is on us because we believe that they believe that the earth is flat.

[@Reydriel]

There's a good chance the modern flat-earther movement started out as exactly that: a big internet joke.

[@stephanienagle1]

I hate to tell you that there are indeed flat-earthers. I know one personally.... 😒

[@hatorigirl1202]

So like tide pods but bigger.... I'd believe that. At least as the source.

[@gregordiesel]

@@Reydriel It did. Not by a good chance. It just did.

[@emperorpalpatine2531]

Knowing the internet, that’s probably how it was intended to be, but I guess as it progressed, it got serious

[@sashimiroll5055]

I will always love the fact John Oliver got John Cena to basically do strip tease while saying “fact check everything”

[@Fsast9707]

John Oliver actually revealed later that they did not ask John Cena to strip while filming but he did it on his own will

[@sheepy1215]

@@Fsast9707 when did he say this I need to see this

[@Fsast9707]

@@sheepy1215 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6vPdIKdYphqnqs Here

[@johanejp]

@@sheepy1215 About 30 seconds into the season 7 finale.

[@arnold5480]

Last Week Tonight: Come for the insightful investigative reporting, stay for the consistent and brutal AT&T bashing.

[@lionaltman3476]

...its an ad for them. John is promoting who pays. Most episodes have some product placement. The words he uses shouldn't distract from the blatant advertising. He's the "anti" guy. Its an act even if it's true to his personal character.

[@danielmeza4802]

@@lionaltman3476 you must be fun at parties

[@gabby3036]

@@lionaltman3476 So does that mean every time Trevor Noah says horrible things about Spirit Airlines, it's an advertisement for them?

[@JMartinez69261]

AT&T bought HBO or something like that. "John Oliver is a comedian and is poking fun at the new owners of the network that airs his show. I doubt AT&T really cares, as long as the show remains popular and generates revenue." (quora) There is no such thing as bad press. Interesting he also mentions Sprint. I disagree with him on Domino's Pizza. However, the scam-masters at AT&T cheated me and didn't listen until they got two letters from the Attorney General. I'm not sure that I might prefer he not mention them at all.

[@dpruittt09]

Screw you business daddy!

[@patrickdrazen3574]

Rough that Alex Trebek just passed from cancer, 4 months after this taping...

[@hungreyman100]

It makes you wonder.... is there a connection 🤔 Edit: I would like to make it clear. This was a joke.

[@isabellmarie]

"Passed from cancer"

[@JenniNoMercy]

@@hungreyman100 even as a joke, don't make a conspiracy about that man.....he doesn't deserve it

[@mariapdr3261]

I just watched this show and seeing Alex Trebek made me so sad! RIP Alex.

[@Pikana]

Bless his soul. He was too good for this world.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire

[@jordaneggerman4734]

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how" -Friedrich Nietzsche

[@cnnnpc4351]

According to this clown John Oliver and the rest of mainstream media, Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a prison cell.

[@joshuacredeur5592]

Whoever chose this particular quote is a magnificent individual. Thank you for sharing it

[@christophertoole6994]

People that can’t come up with their own thoughts and just post quotes thing they’re being so intelligent and woke like it’s a mic drop but if they were actually intelligent they wouldn’t need to quote others they would be able to say things themselves

[@christophertoole6994]

Think

[@raetimothy935]

First time I've ever left a comment on KZbin. I convinced my (very smart) but reasonably conservative husband with puppy dog eyes and love.

[@ROCKOLOTplays]

Where are all the sick people!!! Lady: They don't sit in the lobby... Protect that lady!!!

[@Ickerus13]

@andrew miller definitely a foot rub I would imagine

[@KarasmaticKell]

Her tone of voice was just *chefs kiss*

[@masteroutlier]

I laughed so hard when she said that xDDDDD how is it not obvious!?!

[@Nocomment1]

That was funny af.

[@GonzoJohnny]

Then where are all the sick people? The question is simple, and 'they dont sit in the lobby' is obviously not an answer to that exact question. Where are they?

[@RealStuntPanda]

The conspiracy theory I'm absolutely sure of is that cats know their names when you call them, they just don't care.

[@EKimatH]

That's not a conspiracy that's a well known fact

[@simonalore6798]

I'm convinced conspiracy theorists know they are wrong but refuse to upset Trump.

[@studyguy.7660]

Brilliant!

[@rosysummersky]

My cat (Tom) will always look over at me when I call his name but never when I say his brother (Shadow)'s name. He of course goes back to whatever he was doing after a second but he definitely knows his name.

[@heathergustar638]

Sssshhhhhhhhh

[@alphasierra.]

When that blonde lady said "you're a smart cookie," maybe in a sarcastic way, but so sincerely - I realised that I've starved for validation and affection all my life. How Freudian of me, lol!

[@BarryBizzle]

You mean Kevin´s mom from Home Alone? :)

[@Zeel_BTS]

Bruh my mom called me baby the other day and my 23 year old ass started crying -_- It's natural to be starved of validation and affection, I think.

[@RojaJaneman]

Growing up as an Indian child, we never got validation just criticism and discipline whenever we made mistakes. U wouldn’t dare actually doing anything wrong because the dread that u felt inside for parents to even THINK that u stepped out of line. I still feel it and my mom’s been dead for a decade and I’m well into my 30s.

[@TheImpiroGirl]

Gurl same

[@coolguy1952]

You are also starved for attention... why else put this idea out into the world? Either way, it's up to you to put yourself out there and build healthy relationships. Good luck, I hope you find what your looking for.

[@Baked42L0ng]

I love how i can come back to this 3 years later and its still relevant

[@moarfunxd]

Are we just going to accept that when John Oliver said he was interested in conspiracy theories he didn't default on the Olsen twins being one person moving side to side in incredible speeds?

[@TathD]

Or the one about Avril Lavigne being replaced.

[@LordAmerican]

Because that is proven fact, not a conspiracy theory.

[@moarfunxd]

@@LordAmerican true

[@AgathaPristy]

it's called a joke.

[@GanguroKonata]

They shut him up By they, I mean her That super fast monster

[@twstf8905]

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." ---Voltaire 1765

[@hardikchoubey8232]

Painfully relevant by the day.

[@juwuansmith9997]

I don't like this comment because its underrated and most people won't acknowledge how true it is to make themselves feel better.

[@jacobsydnes3224]

damn..

[@ceoaicryptoart5021]

“absurdities“. The most absurd thing is that a chinese ate a bat containing a coronavirus leading to a pandemic, like they simulated 4 weeks prior.

[@mikemoore8808]

you mean like the absurd belief that viet-cong patrol boats attacked a much stronger american destroyer and inflicted enough casualties to justify entering a war where atrocities like the mai lai massacre were committed? clearly im just a stupid racist to question anything about the collective lefts narrative so please arrogantly explain your answer to me like im a 5 year old

[@kucam12mischablue]

“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.” African proverb

[@MaximusAlcarinque]

This is exactly why Hiruzen Sarutobi was the worst Hokage, because despite being asked by Minato to look after his son, he was well on the way to creating another Pain with his "tactics" of ignoring him while he was being ostracized by the villagers.

[@nataliarodriguez3740]

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

[@AlbinoTuxedo]

@@MaximusAlcarinque Unexpected Naruto discourse is the best Naruto discourse

[@georgiapuppie]

That describes trump.

[@TidePodsRFood]

@@MaximusAlcarinque I've seen more footage of Sarutobi being concerned for Naruto's wellbeing (not just the seal) than him even remembering he has a grandson. Still, I can't remember a single unique technique of his. Fits his description as the guy who mastered everything in the village, but unlike other mimicked technique users, I dont recall anything he developed himself.

[@creocrimson836]

Conspiracy theory of 2022: John Oliver has spiders for hands, he might be our new Spider-Man

[@bexyrexy]

“They don’t sit in our lobby.” You know a bad ass Nurse said that. 😜

[@yosurushi1427]

Imagine her finding this video lmao

[@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566]

Up to her neck in it, and she still has a sense of humor.A hero.

[@Morganator42]

That line killed me XD

[@pepetru]

That's a quick and accurate response indeed.

[@liong5552]

I hope the nurse says to the man, "If you are sick don't come here, you will be sitting in our lobby."

[@Wired_User]

I used to be a conspiracy theorist, so I think I have a unique view. For me, it was a lot easier to believe that the “planet Nibiru” (doesn’t exist) was gonna pass close to earth and the gravitational field would cause the two planets to break apart and kill everyone than the very real fact that my father has crippling mental issues and attempted to kill my mother with me in the car. It was easier to believe I have absolutely no control in my life and we were doomed anyway once December 21st 2012 came. This false reality was, in a weird way, safer to believe than what was actually wrong with my life.

[@geekthegirl6961]

Wow. That's a lotta reality. All best wishes for a continued upward trajectory.

[@catherineparis8678]

So true. That’s what’s going on with most ppl so we shouldn’t be mean

[@trustmaker1014]

Wow

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

Love your handle just sold mine after 15 years of excellent service! Thank you for sharing your raw very personal story, hopefully more people will be able to do the same! Cheers!

[@sideshowbob]

There is a growing theory amongst astronomers that a 9th planet (no not Pluto - not a planet) does exist, in very deep, elliptical orbit. There is quite a bit of indirect evidence of it, from how the other 8 planets ended up in their current configurations, to the behavior of small objects in the oort cloud. There is quite an effort in the astronomical community going on right now to "find" this planet (very difficult to spot due to it's assumed distance, size, & composition). But no, it's not on a collision course for earth nor is it inhabited by seagoing aliens with gnarly beards who are easily sunblinded & use laughably toy-ish artillery.

[@HtotheG]

"Not everything you read online is true" - Abraham Lincoln

[@lanapowell]

It's true that he said that: the internet told me so.

[@GeneralKnife]

-Albert Einstein

[@LadyDoomsinger]

Honest Abe said that? Must be true xD

[@thunderlightning4347]

"Fuck Fake Quotes" - Isaac Newton

[@kaseycbarnett]

Well if its online, then its true

[@Sonichero151]

"A person is smart. People are dumb panicky animals and you know it" - The Men in Black movie

[@damians.9436]

Completely out of context. There was nothing in here about aliens ;)

[@Tina06019]

“Film your hospital,”. What.the.hell. Did these idiots expect us to leave our patients spilling out of the doors on gurneys?

[@thatjayne]

Tina if they tried filming me in the hospital they’d get a filled bedpan upside the head!

[@joshlewis575]

These simpletons brains won't allow for that logical thought. My favorite when I hear people talking bout its a hoax, or you name the conspiracy, is how'd we get iran to play alongside the u.s. Because that's never gonna happen long as the ayatollahs are around

[@sarina1234ful]

As if patients have no right to privacy, i mean why not show their charts while we're at it? These idiots are so stubborn even that wouldn't be enough to change their minds that the virus is real.

[@clubredken13]

If you showed them patients lining the hallways it wouldn't make a difference. Just like if you stuck a bunch of flat earthers in a rocket and shot them up to space they'd still say it was cgi.

[@3Rayfire]

Nevermind the basic reasoning that no sane or competent medical professional would ever let some civilian that's uninfected be exposed to infected patients and possibly add to their work load.

[@anovosedlik]

'It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.' - Mark Twain

[@spongeintheshoe]

""don't believe everything you see on the internet" Abraham Lincoln." The comment I saw just below this one.

[@jeffs6090]

Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? - Obi Wan

[@zeytountsi6109]

How do we know who’s being fooled?

[@ginalaperuginanyc7641]

JUSTIN Truth. 😁👍🏻

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@zeytountsi6109 We do our own research.

[@brettp_DO]

What pisses me off the most is when you see posters and pictures on Facebook, and you never see any sources cited. Meanwhile, any scientific paper you look at cites their sources.

[@NancyStrain]

And I get told that the scientific sources are not valid because they're in on the conspiracy and only the shitty sources are giving the true true truth *eyeroll*

[@Gskvj]

I never understood why I can never report Facebook ads/KZbin ads for such obvious fake info

[@miceymen1503]

Some lady tried to argue with me about the death rates in America with a colored graph created by a 'gummibear737' with no citations to back it up.

[@kurisu7885]

Someone tried to link me a CDC article in their claim that masks don't work, but the same article said that they do.

[@nope.thankies]

@M smith This might be new to you but I think you should know, that pink squishy thing inside your skull? You are allowed to use it. Shocker, I know!

[@ghostlytavern129]

Man oh man I remember one time I was sitting outside class because of an asthma attack and some dipshit kid asked if I had had my vax, I choked out a yes and bro said “oooh that’s it”. My brother in Christ I was immune sensitive if I didn’t get vaxs I could have died. Lost my grandpa to it and due to my dads shitty relationship with him I only recently learned he was dead.

[@heirxen4763]

That guy in the hospital had that “I’ll never financially recover from this” look on his face

[@snuffeldjuret]

such a great quote.

[@adamwiggins3041]

Sucks to be stupid.

[@billrumbley]

Experience is said to be the best teacher. Not the kindest. Learn from others' experience.

[@oscarbergelius8275]

I have a hard time imagining what this guy is going through. Probably because I come from Denmark, where healthcare is free.

[@snoopdogie187]

I'll invent in hundreds of dollars of masks if it keeps me away from the hospital. Its still cheaper and more enjoyable.

[@kylestanley4734]

"A person is smart. People are dumb panicky animals." - Agent K

[@jodinsan]

*dumb, panicky, dangerous But yeah. Still true.

[@eeshwar25]

This aged like fine wine.

[@daftsutradesign1318]

"Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule." -Friedrich Nietzsche

[@saelhernandez2389]

@Kyle Stanley And you know it.

[@kylestanley4734]

@@jodinsan Thanks I thought it was off.

[@uss_04]

03:21 Being a healthworker must be like working in IT. “Everything is fine, what do you even do?” “Everything is broken, what do we even pay you for”

[@adampower9757]

yes

[@MisterNohbdy]

one notable difference: playing Solitaire on the job tends to be less acceptable in the former

[@SecretRabbit93]

Can confirm this is accurate

[@channel4204]

Dealing with tarded Republicans is Very Difficult for everyone .

[@valhala89]

Another difference turning it off and on again doesn't solve most problems. Most of the time you can't turn it on again.

[@galenwest9449]

Good bless John Oliver and a good start to 2022! Yes, I am watching this on Jan 1, 2022

[@joshwiese9234]

"Where are the lines of corona patients?" - "Serving your kids lunch right about now, have a good day"

[@Wired_User]

As a retail worker, you’re right.

[@MeghanReads]

@@Wired_User as an essential retail worker, i second this.

[@LockonKubi]

Getting some goddamn patient privacy thanks to (probably, and among other things) HIPPA.

[@jenniferb6196]

“You look like a scholar and the taste of a macaroon “ omg I love her soooo much

[@mathewmagneson4281]

Fun fact: That cat wasn’t matching pitch it was finishing the major scale

[@Military-gradenutella3068]

FALSE! That cat was trying to tell us that covid came from the reptilians! Conspiracy!!

[@meximick]

I hate love this comment. 😂

[@fernandodiazriverojimenez5475]

I stan a fellow musician for this comment

[@Military-gradenutella3068]

Here’s another conspiracy for you: some people (not all, and only the capable know who is who) are capable of saying something seemingly with one message, but secretly containing a deeper message of humor! It’s like they have a psychic talent for humor. Those in the know call this hidden talent “sarcasm” or “satire.” Fascinating!

[@AJ_Deadshow]

It was matching the pitch of what SHOULD come next.

[@Pyre]

"He's only interested in amplifying whatever he thinks he may personally benefit from." That...yes. That's literally all Trump's done from the very first moment. It's the sum total of his ability to function as a person. Hell, it was the one hope some of us had when he was elected; if he could have been convinced that things good for *other* people benefited him, he would have done them. There's no other motivation in anything he does. At all.

[@twicebittenthasme5545]

That used circus peanut comes from a long line of scum that used circumstance to benefit no one except themselves. From a failed hairdresser turned pump to an anti-Semitic slumlord to the current lying thief, there is nothing positive in that family tree. And sadly, there are many still who wish to emulate this genetic tragedy! No wonder there are conspiracy theories everywhere. How else can the fools justify their mistaking ideals?

[@mypersonalchannel12]

I shared that same hope when he got elected.

[@Cathyblj]

Putin realized that long ago, and uses that fact to control him.

[@bass-baritone]

For some reason I expected the cut back from John Cena to show John Oliver shirtless. Very glad I was wrong.