Panelists on “view” criticized podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but he took his criticism with humor.
During a debate about the news consumption habits of young Americans from influencers, Joey Behr took aim at the famous podcaster.
“We went from Walter Cronkite, basically, to this guy Joe Rogan who believes in dragons,” co-host Joey Behr said incredulously.
“I checked it out,” she continues, “and also think that dragons are, I don’t know, kind of dinosaur-y. [sic] of animals, when men walked the earth.”
“So this is really, really, the kind of bad information that’s getting out there,” she concluded.
Rogan mildly responded to X’s criticism by citing Behar’s assessment of his beliefs. He updated his social media bio to “Dragon Believer” and asked biologist Forrest Galante “Were Dragons Real Animals?” Shared a conversation with the title.
Sharing a screenshot of Rogan’s X bio, one user commented, “Love it.”
“I checked him out. He believes in dragons,” another user commented.
A third user mocked The View’s panelists, saying, “Dragon Believer looks infinitely cooler than whatever their show is.”
In an earlier discussion, Rogan speculated about pterodactyl-like creatures that could potentially resemble dragons, noting their presence in various ancient cultures, including medieval Europe, China and Japan, as reported by Fox News.
Rogan continued to engage with the topic by sharing multiple posts, including a biblical reference to Leviathan from Job 41:18-21, which features dragon-like descriptions. He also shared a biological description of a theoretical dragon, “I want to believe.”
The original discussion on “The View” focused on polls about how young Americans get their news from right-wing social media influencers. Sara Haynes warned viewers about this Deep fake videos And advised triple-checking information.
Behr concluded by praising his program’s credibility, saying, “I think that’s why people like our show. Because we get vetted by ABC News.”
“We check through everybody,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg added.