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Asmongold reads Pokimane's deepfake clarification point by point

His reaction treats creating deepfakes of colleagues as the more serious wrong, while doubting how her remarks will play out among fellow streamers.

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Asmongold TV Story of October 28, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 1,520,384 views.

It’s all crashing down..

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0:00Pokimane's clip about the discomfort she still feels when reminded of the deepfake scandal.
2:42Asmongold dismisses her "fight or flight" description as "therapy language."
4:46Destiny argues that her comments stem from friend-group tensions.
8:35Asmongold reads Pokimane's clarification post aloud, point by point.
13:08He argues that making deepfakes of colleagues is significantly worse than viewing explicit material.
20:53He explains that he stirs up streamer drama because streamers act like brands, not people.

Pokimane says that seeing reminders of the explicit deepfake scandal that targeted her years ago still makes her uncomfortable. In the clip that opens Asmongold's latest upload, she describes a "fight or flight" feeling.

Asmongold is not sympathetic to the wording. He calls it "therapy language." On the conduct behind the scandal, though, he is firm: making deepfakes of colleagues, he argues, is significantly worse than looking at explicit material of co-workers.

The video, "It's all crashing down..", has drawn about 1.5 million views since yesterday. It is a stream excerpt built from posts on X and Reddit. It does not reveal anything new about the original incident.

Midway through, Asmongold plays a clip of Destiny, who argues that Pokimane's comments have more to do with friend-group tensions than with the scandal itself. Asmongold then reads Pokimane's clarification aloud, one point at a time. She says she does not want to cancel anyone. He argues that her post was designed to make associating with the people involved socially costly. That is his reading of her motives, not her account of them.

His explanation for keeping the story going is his own. "I love making it worse," he says, because streamers "present themselves as brands and not people." He ends without taking a side: "I think everybody's awful. I do."

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