Are homeless people in NYC setting up tents and robbing passengers on subway trains?!
Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Homeless Are Setting Up Tent + Robbing People On NYC Subway!
People are sharing a video of homeless people in the US setting up their tent in the middle of a subway train, and then a homeless man rob another subway passenger of his food.
It is being actively shared in pro-China groups, and by pro-China social media accounts, together with messages like these :
US homeless has moved into the subway. The US homeless has moved into the subway car, and is also robbing other passengers for food in the subway car. The US government should spend more time dealing with domestic problems, instead of going abroad to set fires everywhere. Really US have degenerated to such sad state very depressing 👇👇
PRC.Forces0 : #Homeless couple camp in #NYC subway, snatching food from other passengers.
Such shameful story in US.
Truth : US Homeless Are NOT Setting Up Tent + Robbing People In Subway!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and/or propagated by the Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛), and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : It Was A Staged Prank Video
The video was a staged comedy prank by American comedians Esteban Hashtag Tino Romero, and Smiley Hundo.
The video was originally posted by Tino Romero on his @Pundamoniums Instagram account on 12 January 2022.
Smiley Hundo also posted it on YouTube as a short video on 2 March 2022, calling it Homeless Couple Takes Man Food On NYC Train.
Fact #2 : Tino Romero Is Famous For Prank Videos
Tino Romero is famous for participating in pranks and stunts in New York City.
In July 2021, one of his videos went viral, showing him taking a dump into a NYC sanitation worker’s mop bucket!
Of course, that video was also staged – the MTA worker was Morris Cornbread, another New York City-based comedian.
That same video was also used by the Chinese 50 Cent Army as “evidence” of how far American society has fallen. It was a kind of payback for videos of Chinese citizens pooping in public that went viral years earlier.
Fact #3 : New York City Subway Is Patrolled By NYPD
The video appears to spread quickly amongst people who have never been to the United States, and are therefore unaware that the New York City subway is patrolled by the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
NYPD officers patrol the stations, and ride the trains to help prevent crime. They also make sure homeless people do not stay in the subway stations, or sleep on the train.
Therefore, it is impossible for homeless people to actually set up a tent in the middle of a subway train. NYPD officers on patrol would certainly evict them from the train.
Fact #4 : Homelessness Is A Problem Globally
While the video was staged, it is true that homelessness is a problem in the United States, and in particular, New York City which boasts some of the most expensive real estate and rental rates in the world.
But this is not an exclusively American problem. Homelessness is a global problem, affecting many countries around the world – rich and poor alike.
Ignoring wars and conflicts that displace people, here is the top 6 list of countries with the most homeless people:
- Nigeria : 1.66%
- Honduras : 1.24%
- Egypt : 1.20%
- Pakistan : 0.94%
- Zimbabwe : 0.85%
- Philippines : 0.42%
Instead of mocking the homeless, perhaps we should be grateful that we have a home to live in. Many people around the world don’t.
Why Create Fake Stories About Homeless People In NYC?!
With China’s aggressive foreign stance in recent years, it is not uncommon to see such fake stories being created and shared by the Chinese 50 Cent Army, and pro-China netizens.
These fake stories are being created to drown out the negative coverage of China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative, and its aggressive moves in the South China Sea.
The Wumao have also been actively creating fake stories to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Whatever the reasons may be, it is our duty as global citizens to stop the proliferation of such fake stories.
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