Murmurers dreamed up stories so big they had to deny them publicly.
Posted: December 3, 2024 8:02 AM CST
Memes, jokes and wishcasting are proliferating online that falsely claim that popular streamer Stephen Bohnell II, known as Destiny, had close ties to prominent white supremacists.
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The online buzz began after a video purporting to show Destiny having sex with another man began circulating on social media in recent days.
Although the doomed man’s face was never shown, online posters were quick to joke that Nick Fuentes was involved.
Nick Fuentes – Rumors of Fate
This claim was mainly promoted by an article published by a Pakistani news website on November 30th. express tribune. The article does not cite any evidence to support that claim, but instead cites online rumors.
But given the disgust many people online have for Fuentes’ virulently racist political campaigning and his notable boasts about being an incel, the posters Everyone was happy to get in on the joke.
Destiny went public shortly afterward, announcing that a friend’s online account had been compromised and confirming that the video was genuine.
Destiny confirmed that the video was real, but made no mention of who was involved.
But the jokes became so prevalent in X that Fuentes had to address them.
Fuentes came out last night to refute the unsubstantiated claims while calling Destiny “sick” and “weird,” adding that she has been feuding with the streamer throughout her career.
“People said it was my penis. There was no basis for it,” Fuentes said. “They said, ‘Oh, that’s Nick Fuentes,’ and everyone just believed it.
“Sorry to all the haters out there spending their Thanksgiving watching videos, but that’s not me.”
Fuentes also denied ever wearing the gold bracelet seen in the video.
The joke continues despite the two denying it and having no real evidence.
Footage of Destiny and Fuentes streaming together in 2022 has resurfaced, adding fuel to an already raging fire.
When asked about the graphic footage leaked at X, Destiny vaguely hinted that the person she was with shared many characteristics with Fuentes, clearly intended as humor.
“He never told me his name. He just called himself ‘N’ and said he was ‘91% Castizo,’ whatever that meant. ” Destiny wrote. “He also had a bunch of Glue and Minion figures in his apartment for some reason.”
Castizo refers to an 18th-century racial category in Spanish America that was three-quarters Spanish and one-quarter Native American. Mr. Fuentes also said: minions A movie from two years ago.
Destiny’s comment was clearly a joke, but many see it as further evidence of the rumor.
After all, there is no evidence that Fuentes is the man seen in the Destiny video.
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