Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien is a writer and podcast host. He co-founded Cracked.com and co-hosts The Daily Zeitgeist, a comedy podcast about news and popular culture.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Jack O'Brien, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien

Role at the time: Daily Zeitgeist co-host

Condemned

Statement summary

O'Brien criticizes an edit that puts audience laughter after a solemn remark about service members' sacrifices.

“whoever edited this like fucked it up.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Daily Zeitgeist discusses the Pentagon video22:14-28:58; identities 5:21-6:23
Why we used this label

He criticizes how the visit was presented.

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