Joe Rogan is a very influential man.
With over 3.5million Twitter followers and one of the most famous podcasts in the world, the UFC commentator has built himself quite an audience. When he talks, people listen.
On Sunday night, The New York Times found out how influential the 50-year-old is. Rogan took to Twitter to comment on the newspaper's description of the final moments of Conor McGregor's defeat to Floyd Mayweather.
They claimed that McGregor's face was "completely bloodied" in the fight. The Dubliner was never cut in the ten-round contest, let alone completely bloodied.
I agree with the stoppage of the fight but this description is not true and very disappointing in a newspaper I read regularly. https://t.co/Z7XczUpaQQ
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) August 27, 2017
In these confusing times it's more important than ever to be completely factual, especially when you're the fucking New York Times.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) August 27, 2017
Within two hours of Rogan's comments, the paper corrected the original article, titled Mayweather vs. McGregor: Highlights From Every Round. Pictures in the online article itself of the stoppage clearly shows no crimson on the Dubliner's face.
The newspaper has come under criticism in recent times, especially from American president Donald Trump, who calls them as "failing".
As Rogan pointed out; "It's more important than ever to be completely factual." Noted MMA journalist Jeremy Botter also called the newspaper's reporting of the fight as "fiction".
After a series of rights and lefts from Mayweather, McGregor's face was red and swollen https://t.co/TYaA4pcQ8K [deleted earlier tweet] pic.twitter.com/nSIBeZQuER
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2017
