YouTube's Wannabe "Investigative Journalist" 

My jaw dropped when he said he was being given a “North Korean-like tour” literally out of touch with reality

I fully support any form of dunking on this man's recklessly terrible/ probably intentionally biased and misleading content, good work

his video is so fragrantly racist holy shit. literally everyone he talked to was like "yeah we've had hard times in the past, but things are improving a lot. and overall life here is very peaceful" and he *INSISTS* that everyone would've robbed him or killed him if he wasn't recording. like *he's* genuinely spewing his own propaganda and i don't think he realizes that; he just thinks he's being ""truthful"" and ""unbiased""

It's impressive how this guy made me feel more bad for the robbers than for him. If I saw them robbing him, I'd help them.

"I dont have evidence of the extrem violence i clamed here is, so let me yap my headcanon to those people and edit the vid and audio so that it fit my racist narrative"

shocking news: if you walk around at night with a large expensive camera looking like outsiders in a neighborhood known for crime, looking for crime, you might get mugged. this could never happen in the united states!

That sweet old Jamaican lady saying "What is there to dislike?" in a confused tone made me cry.

as someone who is currently a journalism student, he is breaking all the first rules you learn about journalism. he’s instigating, asking leading questions, lying about his experiences and interviews, etc. i want to become a journalist so that i can be part of changing the landscape of journalistic media in the future, but people like this make me feel like it’s a loosing battle. thank you for talking about this edit: i really appreciate everyone who is leaving kind and positive responses to this comment. it’s hard not to get down on this industry, but i’m glad there are still people with faith in the future of journalism. it sounds corny, but it reminds me of why i started doing this in the first place, so thank you :)

As a young woman who recently travelled to Jamaica, the narrative that Olivera was pushing is just plain false. Yes,you need to be safe and watch your back, but I felt no different than if I was in downtown Toronto! What I did experience was incredible men and women offering me food and water when I was thirsty. Complimenting my dancing and clothing. Children making me bracelets and wanting to play games with me. I have stayed in contact with some of the families since. I adored my time in Jamaica and will be going back.

can you imagine someone coming to the united states, interviewing people, and when people say they like living in the US the interviewer goes “well you are the school shooting capitol of the world”

Let’s not forget the time Tyler “investigated” the most racist city in America and spent the entire video smirking and laughing at the racist man’s jokes (but said he was only laughing because he was uncomfortable.)

OMG he went to a weed shop and FOUND BONG AND PIPES and even LIGHTERS HOLY SHIT

when hes talking about them "forcefully" propagating Jamaica as positive my jaw genuinely dropped.. how ignorant do you have to be, you walk into people's REAL life they tell you about their REAL experiences, yet he brings up online shock statistics to fit his narrative.. HE is the propagandist 🤦🏻

What pisses me off most, apart from the straight up racism, is that it would've been so fucking easy to do it right! Tyler could've used his platform to change public perception about Jamaica! The people he talks to gave him so many outs and yet he refused to let go of the outdated mindset he had coming into it

"My lived, personal experience of speaking to locals feels like propaganda" ?????? Does this guy understand what propaganda IS?? Does he know how it WORKS??? Jesus Christ, that made my blood boil

Saw the thumbnail and never clicked on a video faster. I have been screaming into the void about this pos for far too long, as well as his good friend kevin.

That is most polite robber I’ve ever seen.

“We feel incredibly safe and we love our area.” Tyler: “OHMYGOD, I’M GOING TO GET MURDERED AND KIDNAPPED IN THE MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!1!1!1!!!!!!1!1!!!”

I absolutely hate how normalized it is to dehumanize ppl struggling with addiction, the way this idiot uses “ drug addict “ sounds like a slur or something

shows a thriving, hopeful community reclaiming itself after a dark time "It was like North Korea in there!" *wojacking*

Does anyone else feel like he just gave that guy a few bucks to pretend to be a robber?

"Look at how DANGEROUS and VIOLENT this COUNTRY IS!" he says to an audience of mostly American children who have active shooter drills bimonthly in their schools and guns have more rights than they do.

I love "travel" content that boils down to "NEVER GO ANYWHERE YOU WILL GET MUGGED STAY IN YOUR GATED COMMUNITY IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IT'S LITERALLY MAD MAX OUT THERE" and they're talking about downtown Portland or some shit.

His questions are so leading and you can see his 'journalism' change when he 'interviews' white ppl 🙄

for the part that fox news was talking about- i hate the fear mongering surrounding miracle village (what the fox news pundit called pedo village). where else do you want sex offenders to live? like this is the best case scenario. it's a town in the middle of nowhere and no children whatsoever. rehabilitation is key to prison abolition (okay okay i know fox news is anti prison abolition)

Comparing Jamaica to North Korea is crazy

Everything else aside, AI thumbnails to me mean unsubscribe or "dont recommend channel." We're not in late 2022 where it's a neat novelty, we gotta fight this shit by not feeding into it

This is so disgusting. I’m surprised to learn he hasn’t made a video about Puerto Rico and I as a Puerto Rican I really hope he doesn’t 😭. More countries don’t need his fear mongering videos about our cultures.

Even the comments were questioning the Jamaica video 💀

instigative journalism

oh my god guys we just saw a normal person we just almost got kidnapped robbed tortured and murdered it’s wild how dangerous this place is

i hate this type of fake content. it's just blatant outrage/racism that pretends to be gripping and "real". to anyone ignorant, it's easy for them to take this content seriously

i swear, taylor oliviera clicked on page 2 of google results once and started to call himself ~investigation journalist~. he doesn't bother himself with any sort of code of ethics, once shit hits the fan he's gonna deny ever calling himself a "journalist". i'm pretty sure he became relevant because of his super random beef with brent riviera 💀 it's awful people like taylor have an audience, and think he's actually truthful. it's slop, not jounalism. legitimate journalists are underpaid and overworked while dudes like him travel the world...

🍉 Thank you, man.

he doesn’t even try and hide his racism. damn.

tyler is so embarrassing. he was given a platform to make change and instead he decided to exploit the vulnerable and paint them in a negative light

this guy is like straight up evil 😭

The anti-jamaica propoganda makes me so mad. my family and I travel a lot, partially for work, partially just for travel, and jamaica is one of the places I felt the safest?? Of course, there is violence but it doesn't feel heighten anymore than like a bad neighborhood in America. The fearmongering that goes on here is absolutely insane.

The constant stimulation thing was so real. I’ll make fun of the subway surfer videos alongside content. But then have an AirPod in listening to a podcast, playing a video game, and have a tv show going all at the same time 😢

I went to Jamaica when I was in 2015 to visit my foster grandmother. While crime is very real, the constant emphasising definitely serves an agenda - so many of the resorts in Jamaica are USA-owned, and the guests are basically terrified to ever leave the grounds outside of expensive tour groups, meaning they spend more money at the hotel instead of at local Jamaican places (because god forbid tourism actually benefit Jamaica). I never stayed at any hotels, and the worst thing that happened was getting some glares when I held hands with my girlfriend and getting overcharged for a taxi. And honestly, homophobia and overcharging definitely happens in expensive hotels too 😂 Like, just follow the DBAI rule and you'll be fine. Jamaica is beautiful, both inland and on the coast, and the fearmongering really means people miss out.

if you genuinely didn’t get what he was trying to do saying “what if i was a blonde girl with blue eyes what would you do to me then” it was him trying to paint the age old fear monger propagated image in his white viewers’ minds of scary black man taking the innocence and fragility of a white woman and forcing himself on her. i couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic or if you just didn’t get it cuz you’re not black. but either way lol. hope this helps

Finally someone makes a video about this guy. I first found out about him like 6 years ago when he was an incredibly small RU-vidr with like less than 50K subs, the only reason I knew about him was we were both UCLA Undergrads back then and he “blew up” on campus for making dumb “prank” style videos around campus. I never really followed him too closely as I found his videos annoying/clout chasey, but I remember when he posted his dropping out of UCLA video and at the time honestly wished the best for him. Whenever I would remember about him I would check his YT to see how he was doing, and for the first few years after dropping out he became a mr beast clone, and I honestly felt bad but saw he had become somewhat more popular, then out of nowhere I start seeing him in my recommended with 1+ million views and was surprised, and after watching a few of his videos over the last few months, its honestly sad what he turned into, and Im so actually so happy people are finally calling hime out for what he is. I always hated how in every video he states hes “looking for the truth” but it is incredibly obvious he wasn’t, and the video that pushed me to the edge to realize how much of a POS he is was the Columbia univ. vid, where he actually references his UCLA dropping out video I watched so long ago. Though he likely wouldn’t have been as famous or making as much money, he would’ve benefited from some critical thinking skills if he gave college more of a chance.. let’s just say seeing what he turned into makes me happy that I stuck to my academic goals, I graduated with my BA and now have 2 master’s degrees and soon starting a PhD, all at UCLA. Thank you for making a video exposing this clout chasing agenda pushing loser!

ALL EYES ON RAFAH🍉🍉

The video game business that kid started is the coolest shit i've seen

I kept seeing his reels pop up and they piss me off so much. Hes basically just catering to republican conservative fears.

How is tyler dressed as the most "I play golf" guy when in Jamaica

The way he treats homeless people is so disrespectful and disgusting. He treats them as this terrifying plauge causing murders and theft and rape when most are just decent people who are struggling. He treats them like puppets for hom to dehumanize and play with. And everyone in his comments is eating this bullshit straight from his hand. Also the fact that he specified blue eyes and blonde girl??? Wtf?? He couldn't have just said woman, he had to give even more fuel to the racists

I saw a video from a guy that was like “investigating furry conventions” and the whole video was so bad, he went to the 18+ area then acted shocked there was 18+ stuff and acted like that was the whole con like bro 💀

This is peak vulture behaviour.

that's amazing for creators for palestine. thank you

the robber part seems so fabricated I cant breathe 😭😭😭 like yeah jamaican ppl love to be on camera but no actual robber would stand up and do an interview with a random white man. this lowk js seems like he just got someone to play the part

"what's the biggest thing you've stolen?" "a phone" i'm sorry but this made me laugh WAY HARDER than it should have. not even a tv?! 😭😭😭☠

If this man got into trouble in my neighbourhood like he goes searching for, i would not cry for him. People wanting to be left alone getting annoyed do not a bad neighbourhood make.

As a Jamaican citizen born, raised and still lives here the money truck thing is a touch topic as of lately (2 years) there has been a serious increase in robberies and attempted robberies but that's recent. The most commited crime might really be scamming and theft

it’s so jarring how he plays several minutes of footage displaying a vibrant, safe community full of lovely people and then voiceover that’s like “as you can see, i was literally in danger of being robbed and killed every moment i spent here. also these people are the ones doing propaganda btw not me.“ i don’t understand how anyone could watch that and think anything he says is credible…

"Must have gun" is the hardest sign ever created

I already know this video is about Tyler Olivera. I HATE this guy with a burning passion. He confidently repeats the most basic reactionary talking points and I feel like a lot of his content is aimed at a younger audience who tend to be more susceptible to those misleading statements.

this guy sucks so bad he has me feeling bad for robbers for putting up w him

He keeps bringing up these violent crimes like muggings and kidnappings and murder and gang violence as if those aren’t incredibly common across the US.

The way everyone was genuinely nice to him, EVEN THE MUGGER and his ending is “we were lucky to get out of here alive” lol WHAT

I could tell from his first "documentary" 😂 how disingenuous he was. He clearly doesn't care about the things he covers, he just wants clicks and views.

"north korean like tour" ah yes how dare these peaceful locals coexist with eachother and promote art and community

He’s funded by Turning Points, really tells you all you need to know.

Why is he talking about local people talking about their experience living in their hometown as if they’re like government representatives trying to hide the truth about the violence of the country??

The lil “blonde girl w blue eyes” bit was taken straight from the “birth of a nation” playbook

this mf calls himself investigative journalist and then asks tons of leading questions

My parents live on a sailboat and have travelled extensively in the Caribbean, including Jamaica. Somehow they didn't get mordored, must be a miracle 🙄

Eyy Jamaica 🇯🇲 represent!! But seriously misconceptions like that being spread are horrible. No country is perfect and every country has crime. A friend who lived in the US told me that they had never felt more unsafe in their life for those few months... and they were also Jamaican!!

Finally someone is talking about him. His content is so obviously clickbait, and I feel like it is extremely harmful to the people from the places. When he came to my city he acted like it was a war zone and pretended people shot at him - like what would any gangster want with some random guy 💀 💀 boy didn’t even leave the shopping district acting like he was in the ghetto while filming a block away from gucci.

As someone from a third world country, I can see how my country could be showed off as violent as he makes Jamaica seem. But when I live here, the very tragic and violent events are easily nothing compared to the community , people and places you can visit. If you want to make a place seem like shit you can, but you can also show off it's beauty to accurately [portray all of it (and maybe shut up about thoughtless statistics meant for shock value)

tyler is such a miserable instigator

As a Jamaican this man really annoyed me like why are you trying to fit a narrative that isn't even there. "It was like North Korea in there!" Like that is so disrespectful to the community that was there just being generally welcoming.

“ It was clear that I was given the red carpet treatment because I have a large RU-vid following” BOY IF YOU DONT SHUT UP

ironically, this guy's misinformation is the biggest danger

Thank you so much for covering this Saji, as a Jamaican viewer of yours it means a lot. As Jamaicans we more than acknowledge the parts of our island that are dangerous, just like every other country. We are not perfect but our sense of togetherness is really what keeps us together. He literally shows everyone in that video being kind and accommodating, even the very men who were about to rob him. Going out at night, putting yourself in danger just to purposefully and maliciously push an outdated narrative is nothing short if evil. He would have gotten the same treatment in America as well. Going into a community with a troubled past, trying to build towards a better tomorrow and claiming that without your Jamaican guide your would have left limping? Bffr. Anyone walking through any unknown community would be wary, in JM or US, but seriously? They would have left him right alone or even yet welcomed him💀 I didn't even bother to remember his name, but this truly isnt any form of journalism. This content is so harmful to children/teens that will eventually find him. Thank you again for covering this issue. God bless 🇯🇲

The lost opportunity of being able to interview someone who was about to rob you! Comooooooon, if it real, all the questions someone cool ask to get the bigger picture but there we have that jerk.

Thank you Saji! As a descendant of Jamaica, this video was genuinely difficult to watch; seeing someone go as far out of their way as possible to paint the picture that the island is violent and evil. Tyler’s propaganda is dangerous and seeing people come out to refute it is great!

it's such whiplash to watch people talking about their home and community with nothing but pride and love and hope, then hear his narration being like "yeah i would've definitely been murdered here by myself" huh????? for what???? there is nothing to support that claim at all other than his own imagined preconceived notions

If he had blonde hair and blue eyes, he would be a fox news host

i kind od appreciate that you don't cut out stutters, more youtubers should do that because stuttering get stigmatized as something you do when you don't know what you're talking about and leaving them in kinda makes it so that people realize that's not true

it pisses me off SO MUCH that he gets treated like family to everyone he meets yet he still spews random bullshit

Him "interviewing" a guy who was apparently about to stab him, was something straight out of Monty Python sketch.

Tbh, I think the whole “blonde haired blue eyes girl” thing was just him admitting that he thinks white girls are more attractive than colored girls.

If Tyler has no haters I’m dead. I was born and raised in Jamaica and I’ve never seen that video till now. That’s so incredibly disgusting oh my god. Some of the nicest and wisest people I’ve met were in Jamaica. God I hate this man with a passion.

What terrible journalism. It’s like actually kinda funny how bad it is. He’s put in a sort of interesting situation where he can literally interview the guy who was gonna mug him but instead of asking any good questions he’s just like “ so tell me how you were gonna do it?” Like we don’t know how tf ppl mug ppl.

Growing up in Spanish Town I kind of understand why there's so much crime and violence in the country. I've pin all the blame on our government that doesn't care about the Jamaican citizens and mostly care about tourism. The Jamaican government spends millions of dollars on tourism instead of education and jobs for citizens. When a country doesn't have a lot of jobs for people the citizens of the country are forced to do unlawful stuff to pay the bills. The two corrupt Jamaican government parties have been messing up the country even before our times.

THANK YOU. i used to watch him till i realized how he misrepresented so much & showed such a one sided view. really sick of it

truly wild @ 21:41

that guy is SO racist oh my god? "we were gonna be hurt or kidnapped" THEY SAID THEY WERENT EVEN GONNA STAB YOU OR KIDNAP YOU??

الله يسعدك من زمان كان هذا اليوتيوبر قاهرني ورافع ضغطي اخيرا احد تكلم عنه

OH MY GOD! I've seen this dude around and I've ALWAYS had a problem with his "journalism" I'm so happy someone is finally talking about this

It's not a Mr Beast clone to investigative journalist pipeline, it's the Mr Beast clone to Channel 5 clone circular sewage system.

Thank you for the video! Free Palestine

Thank you for using your platform for palestine

Antarctica has been a level 2 travel advisory since January 19th, 2023. There's a worldwide travel advisory since October 19th, 2023 that just says "caution". Going through the list, it's actually kind of insane. I feel like on an actual worldwide scale, travel to the US is probably more dangerous than most of the nations listed at level 3, probably more dangerous to travel to than any country listed at level 2. Mexico is listed at level: other since August 22, 2023, as well as China (April 12th, 2024) and *Israel Gaza and The West Bank* since April 11th, 2024. Literal bomb site in active genocide that the US State Dept is well aware of and even funding, that has only been on the list since last month, when this has been going on well before 2024. Yet it's the same level of caution as Mexico and China... but all are seemingly safer than going to Antarctica. FFS going to any school as an adult or child in the US is likely just as dangerous as a lot of places on the list. Being imprisoned in a lot of these countries is also statistically a lot safer than being imprisoned in the US unless you're going to club fed.

the creators for palestine thing is such a cool organized event and i hope u guys reach your charity goal ❤ 🍉🍉

Tyler talks to black people calmly stating their case: “Guys I was almost robbed,kidnapped, gang raped, murdered and turned into hamburger patties by these gang members in this neighborhood warzone!”

I visited my grandparents in law in Jamaica earlier this year and I NEVER felt unsafe! It‘s really heartbreaking to see him trying to portray Jamaicans as violent and dangerous. They’re actually the kindest, most generous and cooperative people I‘ve ever met.

oh im seated and sat (i accidentally watched his videos thinking it was for good before i found out what he was about frfr :( )

I'm so happy more and more content creator are call this man out. He is generally one of grossest creator on YT. Free Gaza, Free Sudan, and Free Congo. 🍉 ❤