“The truth is, racism, FBI surveillance, and the threats to my family happened.
And I said this on the record.”
“But being accused of ‘faking racism’ is not trivial.
Hasan Minhaj.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
It’s very serious, and it demands an explanation.
Because after reading that article, I would also think that.”
It was so needlessly misleading, not just about my stand-up, but also about me as a person.
The truth is, racism, FBI surveillance, and the threats to my family happened.
And I said this on the record."
“It was just a few days before prom,” Minhaj explained.
He then played audio from his conversation with theNew Yorkerreporter, which is infused throughout the video.
“That is why the fact-checking onPatriot Actwas extremely rigorous.
He continued, “I totally get why a journalist would be interested where that line sits.
I just wish the reporter had been more interested in their own premise.
Someone genuinely curious about truth in stand-up wouldn’t just fact-check my specials.
They would fact-check a bunch of specials.
They wouldn’t just cherry-pick a few stories.”
“With [The Daily ShoworPatriot Act], the truth comes first.
Comedy sometimes comes second to make the infotainment, the sugar on the medicine.
The New Yorkerresponded to Minhaj’s video in a statement issued to EW.
“Our piece, which includes Minhaj’s perspective at length, was carefully reported and fact-checked.
informant “Brother Eric” and the woman at the center of his prom-rejection story.
We stand by our story.”
Watch Minhaj’s video in full above.
