TV vox pop goes viral after they accidentally find the smartest person alive
Fox News were on the lookout for people to ask about the looming Hurricane Irma.
Vox pops are a bit of a staple of TV and newspaper journalism, but you don’t often stumble upon someone as clued up as this.
Fox may have just interviewed the smartest man alive. pic.twitter.com/HerM2F1M9m
— Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) September 10, 2017
The reporter could hardly get a word in edgeways.
Schooled the reporter and blew his hype job into bits and pieces
— awesome (@jeremiah15XL) September 10, 2017
He had dip outta there so quick lmaoooo you know the producer was in his ear like ABORT.
— maktuub (@itsMaktuub) September 10, 2017
"That man is not helping us sow fear in order to boost ratings. Cut him off quickly!"
— Hawx (@DiabolicalHawx) September 10, 2017
Just give the guy the microphone and go home. Your job is done.
When your 'live in the streets' interview is with a professor of meteorology 💯
— Mike Duench (@MADuench) September 10, 2017
The awkward "uhhh..thanks" at the end
— maktuub (@itsMaktuub) September 10, 2017
That's why Fox reporter turned away so quickly. Don't want their viewers confused by someone with brains.
— Janice Bogeajis (@jbogeajis) September 10, 2017
Turns out he’s not just an expert on the weather.
Holy crap that's my son's Cardiologist. The caption is ironic here because he actually is a brilliant man.
— SHRiley (@shriley41802) September 10, 2017
Hahahaha
In the news room: "is he right???"— tereka (@starsxmexico) September 10, 2017
I love the web. Stories like these
— Tyler Sean Palmer (@tweettsp) September 10, 2017