Podcaster Joe Rogan was duped into discussing a fake story during a broadcast last week. Mediate reports that Rogan was talking about the Australian government working to outlaw growing your own food. While Rogan was railing against Australia, his guest, Hotep Jesus, was scrambling to verify the story.
“You know, I wanna find out what this is, but I read something briefly and I didn’t get into the article, but they were saying that they were trying to pass a bill that would outlaw you growing your own food in Australia,” said Rogan.
Rogan blamed the pandemic and government overreach for the story initially. “I mean, you could justify it, if you’re a real piece of s**t, you could say, well, ‘You know, most pandemics have come from agriculture, animal agriculture,” he added.
A post shared on Facebook claims Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signed a bill prohibiting citizens from growing their own food.
According to Reuters, the Agriculture Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 does not outlaw growing one’s own food. A spokesperson for the Victorian government confirmed the claim is false.
“The closest thing I could find is something like this,” he said as he flashed a different article pertaining to New Zealand on the screen,” Rogan added.
