In a Tuesday episode of the This Past Weekend podcast, Von dismissed any national security concerns being floated about the China-owned TikTok platform, arguing the prevalence of content related to Israel’s bombing of Gaza — where thousands of civilians have been killed — is the real reason the government is uncomfortable.

“I believe that they don’t want people sharing the truth about the genocide in Palestine and that’s why they’re doing it. I believe that that’s what it is and TikTok is one of those places where people can still do that. And they want to own it. They want to own it, dude,” the podcaster and comedian said.

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    20 days ago

    God people like you are infuriating.

    “gIvE uS a SoUrCe!!!11!1”

    Gives source

    “ThAtS nOt GoOd EnOuGh!!!11!11 i CaNt Be BoThErEd tO lOoK tHiNgS uP oN mY oWn111!!!”

    Then shut up and remove yourself from the discussion.

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        20 days ago

        That’s not true at all

        The vast majority of people won’t check at all. They’ll either agree or disagree based on their own preexisting knowledge/biases.

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        You added “mr objective fact man” which implies you believed his claims to be false.