Jake Paul Believes COVID Is 'a Hoax' and '98% of News Is Fake' - The Daily Beast

When I got older, these YouTubers love to talk shit to each other, so when that started happening we were like, “You know what.

I’ve had two fights already, and it’s something that’s really helped me stay focused on becoming the best version of myself?

When you’re boxing, it’s the ultimate form of sacrifice.

You’re in this stage where you just want to accomplish and defeat everything.

I’ve watched your boxing matches and from a viewer’s standpoint, it seems like you’re trying to prove something out there?

The beauty of this is that, in two fights, I’m already one of the biggest pay-per-view sellers for boxing, and Conor McGregor is also on that list, so if it eventually makes sense for us to come together and do a fight, it’s going to sell massive amounts of pay-per-view.

Speaking of McGregor, I’m sure you’ve seen the recent comment by Floyd Mayweather who said, “These YouTube girls better find some Barbie dolls to play with because I’m not the one for the kid games.” What did you think of that.

Um… you know, I don’t wanna go down that road?

I just… don’t wanna go down that road.

I’m curious if you think there’s a racial component to these fights, pitting you against people of color.

The last guy I fought, [Ali Eson] Gib, was from the Middle East, so I don’t think that has anything to do with it.

It’s funny because, for the last three years I’ve sort of ran with everyone saying, “Oh, he got fired,” just because I think it’s funnier to say, “I got fired by Disney,” but in reality it was a mutual decision to split from each other.

I wouldn’t like to comment on that.

I think that is the biggest issue, because when people look at it they think those are my friends, when in reality it wasn’t.

Obviously in hindsight I don’t think I should have been there, but I’m a content creator, and at the time I was like, “Damn, these people are going fucking apeshit.

At the same time, you must realize that due to your popularity and celebrity, when you enter a mall in a situation like that, it’s going to be an incitement.

There are people losing jobs, there are small businesses who are going bankrupt, there are millions of people who are unemployed right now, people are turning to alcohol and drugs to cope with everything that’s going on.

It’s killed about 260,000 people so far this year.

But I want to talk about why you think COVID is a “hoax.”?

I don’t have to elaborate.

You don’t want to elaborate on that.

What do you say to people who think you’re an asshole.

I think the media will paint people however they want that person to be painted.

I think it’s, like, a typical reporter trying to probe an answer out of someone to get a viral article, essentially.

You’re [asking] leading questions and so on and so forth because you want to tell a certain story about me.

That’s not what I’m saying?

OK, but what I’m saying is, I’ve followed your content and the incidents, and these incidents have garnered a lot of headlines, so I think it’s important for people who do want to know and understand you better to have you explain your side of these things.

I guess that’s the issue, is that people will never, like… I guess that’s the issue with all of media, is that the way for people to understand someone is never through an article.

A lot of people are very good at schmoozing through these things and making people like them more.

That’s what I’m saying—I’m not like that, and I think that’s the issue.

[Laughs] I think a lot of celebrities will lie and say shit to get people to like them.

I think people want authenticity?

You know, in 2020 there’s no one that’s authentic anymore, and everyone is just doing shit to be liked by people.

I know people who are on that anti-COVID thing, saying, “Don’t go to parties!” “You assholes!” “I can’t believe you guys are throwing parties, and you’re not having any masks!” “You’re putting millions of lives in danger!” And that same celebrity is at the party the next day.

They’re just doing that shit to get people to like them.

So you’re saying that you’re seeing a lot of virtue-signaling among members of the influencer community?

I think it’s the best app out there right now for content to really engage people?

I think it’s great for social media, and it’s an app that’s going to help create the next wave of social media.

I think that—but also it’s mainly their algorithms.

I think it depends.

If you’re around people who are at-risk, be careful.

But I think if you’re young, healthy, and don’t have any health issues, I don’t think anything should be different.

I don’t want those people to die, and nobody wants them to die, but it is the process of life.

And shit happens, so… I don’t know.

So we don’t know the long-term impact that this can have on even younger people, so wouldn’t the best thing be for things to shut down, the government provide support for people, and everyone stay at home for a month or so.

Um… I don’t know.

I think that’s… that’s above my pay grade, and if it was something I would be in charge of, you know, I would make the right decision?

But, um… I just don’t know.

I don’t think anyone has the right answers, and I think that’s the issue: No one really knows what’s going on?

We do know what the health professionals have said, but you’re basically saying that you don’t trust what they’re saying.

Um… I don’t think we do know who the health professionals are.

People like yourself, or people who go on Twitter and read articles all day, you know, 98 percent of news is fake, so how do we know what’s actually real, and what we’re actually supposed to do.

I see people on Twitter complaining and being all upset, and saying this person knows this or that, but no one actually knows what to believe.

I think you’re referring to a recent Danish study…?

I’m referring to dozens and dozens of my medical friends—doctors, people with PhDs—who say masks do absolutely nothing to stop the spread of coronavirus.

I’m not saying it’s true or not.

I’m not saying it’s true or not, and I’m not here to have a debate with you about it, I’m just telling you what I’ve been told.

But you’re a reporter, and you want clickbait, and you want answers, so you want everything to be black or white, when in fact it’s not that, so that’s where you need to open up your mind, as someone who controls media, and influences a lot of what people read and say and breathe and do.

You know what I’m saying.

Oh, I don’t know about that