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  • 2019-12-30 (xsd:date)
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  • Did This 'Minecraft' for 'Mein Kampf' Verbal Mix-Up Really Happen? (en)
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  • A viral video supposedly showing an embarrassing Christmas gift mix-up was widely circulated on social media during the holiday season in 2019. One version of the video, which shows a grandparent gifting a copy of Adolph Hitler's Mein Kampf to a grandchild who requested the video game Minecraft, racked up more than 5.5 million views in just a few days: This video does not document a grandparent's genuine attempt to gift a grandchild a copy of the Hitler manifesto. This is actually a staged comedy bit created by humorist Yann Stotz. Stotz posted the original video to his Instagram page on Christmas Eve. Soon after, uncredited versions started to circulate on Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter, where they were often presented as if they showed a genuine Christmas mix-up. Stotz told the French news outlet 20 Minutes that he didn't intend to deceive anyone with this video, adding that those who encountered it on his own social media pages would have seen that it was created by a comedian. Stotz told 20 Minutes (translated via Google and edited): Stotz added that he first noticed the aural similarities between Minecraft and Mein Kampf when he gifted a copy of the video game to his godchild a few years ago. When Christmas rolled around this year, he decided to make a funny video about a grandparent mishearing his grandchild's request. Stotz told 20 Minutes: The original version of Stotz' video featuring a grandparent gifting Mein Kampf to a grandchild who requested Minecraft can be seen below: (en)
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