Joe Rogan Goes Viral Again For Realizing He Got Duped By Fake News On His Podcast

Joe Rogan, while a particularly prominent podcaster, has often been criticized by detractors for spreading misinformation on his show. Those who criticize Rogan as a dumb guy's idea of a smart guy were given a gift yesterday in the form of a viral video in which Rogan expressed disapproval after coming across an article (that he admits he didn't read) about a recent law in New South Wales that forbids farmers from growing crops and raising animals.

In a short two minutes, Rogan went from irritation to embarrassment as he realized it was fake news.

In a voice seemingly mocking Australian politicians, Rogan said, "Most pandemics have come from agriculture. Animal agriculture. We can’t have unchecked pig ownership. That’s not fair. We can’t have you growing vegetables. What if your vegetables have ergot growing in them, diseases. F***ing creeps. 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!"

After his rant, Rogan's producer Jaime Vernon stepped in to say he could find no such law similar to the one Rogan was referencing – save for one article that "reported" a similar story coming from New South Wales – though it "was a false thing" Vernon explained.

Rogan then scrolled through his own phone and grew crestfallen as he realized he'd been duped. "Damn it, it better not be fake. It might be fake," he said.

As Twitter users got their yuks in at yet another clip of Rogan getting immediately corrected after expressing discontent at something that isn't true, NBC journalist Brandy Zadrozny posted a thread investigating the likely source of Rogan's confusion. According to Zadrozny, the story stemmed from a website called Apex World News, which she described as "a typical 'breaking news' type of misinfo account" with very sketchy origins.

The claim had apparently been circulating online for some time prior to Rogan's gaffe, which prompted Reuters to fact-check the claim a week before Rogan repeated it on his podcast (they labeled it "false").

Upon listening to Rogan learn his juicy story was a hoax, his guest Bryan "Hotep Jesus" Sharpe then said, "But even if it's fake, the fake is usually the warning."