The Video Featuring Pizza Boxes Did Not Lead to Andrew Tate’s Arrest
The Claim
Romanian authorities located Andrew Tate because of the Pizza boxes in one of his videos.
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Social media users recently claimed that Romanian authorities located Andrew Tate because of Jerry's Pizza Boxes that were featured in a video he posted.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. Andrew Tate had already indicated that he was in Romania via his social media accounts.
According to Associated Press, Tate recently posted a video on Twitter of a mountainous region of Romania, where he is reported to have lived for the last five years.
Moreover, Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson from DIICOT, Romania's anti-organized crime agency, refuted the claim. Bolla had told Associated Press that the claim was funny, yet inaccurate.
Andrew Tate Provokes Greta Thunberg
The claim is circulating after Andrew Tate’s arrest. Earlier before the arrest, Tate had provoked the environmental activist Greta Thunberg in a post boasting about the "enormous emissions" produced by his cars.
He later posted a video featuring Romanian Pizza boxes, which triggered the misinformation regarding the circumstances of his arrest.
Who Is Andrew Tate?
Emory Andrew Tate is a social media influencer and former kickboxer.
Tate founded Hustler’s University, an online academy where members pay a monthly subscription fee to get advice on how to make passive income online. He became notorious online for misogynistic and anti-climate statements.
The controversial online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania for a human trafficking and rape investigation.
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