Piker calls Jennings's post a clear-cut case of defamation
Hasan PikerTwitch streamer and political commentator, posting on his X account
Hasan Piker, replying to Scott Jennings's post on X, says he has never seen a clearer instance of defamation and calls the post a blatant disregard for the truth.
Responding to
Hasan Piker says the United States should resume lynchings against Black people.
“ive never seen a more clear cut instance of defamation than this in my entire life. blatant disregard for the truth”
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Where this statement fits
Scott Jennings says Hasan Piker called for Black voters to be lynched; Piker sues for defamation, citing an edited clip
On August 11, 2026, Scott Jennings played a compilation of Hasan Piker clips on his radio show and said Piker was calling for Black voters to be lynched. A Snopes review found the compilation joined parts of three streams out of context and order. On October 27, Piker sued Jennings for defamation in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking $72.5 million. Piker says he has never advocated lynching anyone. We could not locate a public response from Jennings to the suit as of November 1.
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Post by Hasan Piker on his X account on August 12, 2026, quoting Scott Jennings's post from the night before.
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About this source
Snopes review, published August 14, 2026, of the 41-second compilation of Hasan Piker clips shared by the NRSC and by Scott Jennings. It traces the clips to streams from July 30, 2024, June 25, 2025 and October 29, 2024, quotes the full passages, and includes an emailed statement from an NRSC spokesperson.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
Snopes reports that on August 11 Jennings reposted a 41-second compilation of Piker clips with his own commentary, and that on August 12 Piker responded to Jennings's post.
After the quotation
Snopes reports that Piker then said on his August 13 stream that he was suing Jennings and was "working through litigation right now."
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Why this label?
The reference point is Jennings's claim, made on his August 11 broadcast and in his X post that night, that Piker called for Black voters to be lynched. Piker calls the post defamation and a blatant disregard for the truth.
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