Sam Hyde#Misidentification hoaxes

Hyde was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1985, and was raised in Wilton, Connecticut. After graduating from high school in 2003, Hyde attended Carnegie Mellon University for one year, before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design.{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Joseph |date=25 August 2016 |title=The Alt-Right Has Its Very Own TV Show On Adult Swim |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/the-alt-right-has-its-own-comedy-tv-show-on-a-time-warner-ne |access-date=10 September 2020 |work=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}

Hyde, along with fellow comedians Nick Rochefort and Charls Carroll, founded the sketch comedy group Million Dollar Extreme in 2009, and began uploading videos to YouTube.

In August 2016, Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, a television program Hyde co-wrote and acted in along with the other members of MDE, premiered on Adult Swim.{{Cite web |title=Adult Swim Announces New Shows, Specials, and Pilots from John Kraskinski, Brett Gelman, Dan Harmon, and More |url=http://splitsider.com/2016/05/adult-swim-announces-new-shows-specials-and-pilots-from-john-kraskinski-brett-gelman-dan-harmon-and-more/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025004422/http://splitsider.com/2016/05/adult-swim-announces-new-shows-specials-and-pilots-from-john-kraskinski-brett-gelman-dan-harmon-and-more/ |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |website=Splitsider}} Four months later, it was announced that World Peace would not be renewed for a second season. Hyde alleged that the show was cancelled due to his vocal support for Donald Trump.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2016 |title='Million Dollar Extreme' creators say Adult Swim canceled their show for supporting Donald Trump |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/million-dollar-extreme-creators-say-adult-swim-canceled-their-show-for-supporting-donald-trump |access-date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=Fox News}} In an email to The Washington Post after the cancellation, Hyde stated that the show included "a secret signal to the KKK, which is actually where a lot of my YouTube ad revenue comes from"; he also insisted that he was not being sarcastic, and that while he had kept the connection a secret, he could openly talk about the KKK once the show had been cancelled.{{Cite news |last=Weigel |first=David |date=23 December 2016 |title=The story behind the sudden cancellation of Adult Swim's Trump-loving comedy show |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/the-story-behind-the-sudden-cancellation-of-adult-swims-trump-loving-comedy-show/2016/12/23/ed9e2e3a-c3c8-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html?utm_term=.eb01374f956a |access-date=1 October 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post}}

In a December 2016 interview with The Hollywood Reporter in the aftermath of his series' cancellation, when questioned if he held a bias towards minorities, Hyde replied: "No, I wouldn’t say that. I would say that I’m probably as racist or as biased as the average regular white guy or the average regular black guy."{{Cite news |title=Sam Hyde Speaks: Meet the Man Behind Adult Swim's Canceled "Alt-Right" Comedy Show (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sam-hyde-speaks-meet-man-behind-adult-swims-canceled-alt-right-comedy-show-954487 |access-date=2018-08-15 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}

In 2017, Hyde pledged $5,000 towards the legal defense fund of Andrew Anglin, the founder and editor of neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Neo-Nazi website raises $150,000 to fight Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-daily-stormer-20170602-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times}} The Southern Poverty Law Center sued Anglin for allegedly organizing a "troll storm" against a Jewish woman in Montana. When Matt Pearce of the Los Angeles Times questioned Hyde about the donation, Hyde asked Pearce if he was Jewish and went on to say that $5,000 was "nothing" to him. Hyde also stated: "Don't worry so much about money. Worry about if people start deciding to kill reporters. That's a quote. For the reason why, you can say I want reporters to know I make more money than them, especially Matt Pearce."

In 2024, advocacy group Hope Not Hate described Hyde as a "far-right activist with a history of racism, homophobia, misogyny and spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories."{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=David |date=12 September 2022 |title=Sam Hyde: the antisemitic troll making a comeback through influencer boxing |url=https://hopenothate.org.uk/2022/09/12/sam-hyde-the-antisemitic-troll-making-a-comeback-through-influencer-boxing/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |publisher=Hope Not Hate}}

Hyde enjoys boxing and helped train Canadian YouTuber Harley Morenstein for iDubbbz's charity boxing event Creator Clash. On August 27, 2022, Hyde made his boxing debut, defeating Australian social media star James "IAmThmpsn" Thompson during the 2 Fights 1 Night event.{{cite web | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/ksi-vs-swarmz-undercard-complete-list-fights-2022-youtube-boxing-match/fstfjhe0cvzlkaydsw8hkuij | title=KSI vs. Swarmz undercard: Complete list of fights before main event in 2022 YouTube boxing match | publisher=The Sporting News | date=August 24, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-27}}

In April 2023, Hyde launched his live reality TV web show Fishtank (also known as fishtank.live), a 24/7 interactive reality show where a number of contestants cohabitate and interact with viewers in real time for six weeks.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kenneth |date=2023-04-23 |title=What is Fishtank? A 24/7 stream contest gone rogue |url=https://win.gg/news/what-is-fishtank-a-24-7-stream-contest-gone-rogue/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=win.gg |language=en}} The program has been compared to the Big Brother television franchise for its format,{{Cite web |last=Masiello |first=Shawna |date=2023-05-12 |title=Fishtank: the best reality TV show that will never air |url=https://poptopic.com.au/article/fishtank-the-best-reality-tv-show-that-will-never-air/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=POPTOPIC |language=en-US}} while others have compared it to the Stanford prison experiment for its content.{{Cite web |last=Laghos |first=Mario |date=2023-05-16 |title=Are we the fish? {{!}} The disturbing reality of Fishtank Live |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/are-we-the-fish-the-disturbing-reality-of-fishtank-live |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=whynow |language=en}}

Season 1 began on April 18, 2023, with eight contestants. Season 2 started on December 18, 2023, with ten contestants.{{Cite web |last=Eclarinal |first=Aeron Mer |date=2023-12-19 |title=Fishtank Season 2 Cast: Meet the Contestants (Photos) |url=https://thedirect.com/article/fishtank-season-2-cast-contestants |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=The Direct |language=en}} Filming took place in Cumberland, Rhode Island.{{Cite news |title=Cumberland officials looking into reality show at local home |url=https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/cumberland-officials-looking-into-reality-show-at-local-home/article_de0029aa-aee0-11ee-92e2-1b4c7c3be6bb.html |last=Shorey |first=Ethan |date=2024-01-11 |work=The Valley Breeze |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111112124/https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/cumberland-officials-looking-into-reality-show-at-local-home/article_de0029aa-aee0-11ee-92e2-1b4c7c3be6bb.html |archive-date=2024-01-11}} A special themed season, called the Fishtank All-Stars Vampire Bloodgames, was announced with a start date of June 25.{{Cite news |title=American comedian accuses Twitch star Kai Cenat of 'copying' his Hunger Games-type show idea |last=Mahapatra |first=Tuhin Das |date=2024-06-06 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/internet-comedian-accuses-twitch-star-kai-cenat-of-copying-his-hunger-games-type-show-idea-101717642219324.html |work=Hindustan Times}}

On January 11, 2024, Jeff Mutter, mayor of Cumberland, announced that local authorities were investigating whether steps could be taken in response to local complaints regarding the show filming in a residential part of the town. Three weeks later, ten chickens purchased from a poultry shop in Federal Hill were rescued by a local animal sanctuary on January 27 after reportedly being released in the house "for a comedy bit."{{Cite news |title=Chickens rescued from online "reality TV-style" set in Cumberland |url=https://turnto10.com/news/local/chickens-rescued-from-online-reality-tv-style-set-in-cumberland-west-place-animal-sanctuary-tiverton-cole-fishtank?s=09 |last=Zangari |first=Paul |date=2024-01-27 |work=WJAR}} Patrick Cole, a spokesman for the Tiverton-based sanctuary, claimed that the show's producers had discussed abandoning the animals before demolition work took place in the house, later contacting them for help.

Season 3 began on October 27, 2024, with 12 contestants. The contestants were told they were on a reality show called "Famous House" and that the text-to-speech messages were coming from an advanced AI. On November 8, it was revealed to the contestants that they were on Fishtank.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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Hyde lampooned the American anime fandom in 2012 when he delivered a spurious presentation titled "Samurai Swordplay in a Digital Age" under the pseudonym "Master Kenchiro Ichiimada" at a convention in Vermont. During the presentation, an MDE affiliate blocked the exit to bar attendees from leaving Hyde's hour-long performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/gamergates-archvillain-is-really-a-trolling-sketch-comedian |title=GamerGate's Archvillain Is Really A Trolling Sketch Comedian |website=BuzzFeed |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=July 17, 2017}}

In 2013, at a comedy club in Brooklyn, Hyde took the stage "to read aloud several pages of homophobic 'research'", prompting walkouts among the audience.{{cite web |last1=Abramovitch |first1=Seth |title=Sam Hyde Speaks: Meet the Man Behind Adult Swim's Canceled "Alt-Right" Comedy Show (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sam-hyde-speaks-meet-man-behind-adult-swims-canceled-alt-right-comedy-show-954487/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=3 October 2024 |date=8 December 2016}}{{cite web |title=Alt-Right Comic Sam Hyde to Perform at Skankfest |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/legion-of-skanks/alt-right-comic-sam-hyde-to-perform-at-skankfest |publisher=Paste Magazine |access-date=19 September 2024 |date=19 April 2024}} When asked by audience members if he was attempting to present genuine research, Hyde responded that he was attempting to present "something kind of a little more intellectual".

Also in 2013, Hyde, while dressed in a maroon-colored sweatsuit and clad in hoplite-esque breastplate and greaves, delivered a prank TEDx talk titled "2070 Paradigm Shift" at Drexel University. The talk, described by Forbes as a satiric impersonation of a "Brooklyn tech hipster," received significant media attention{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2016/06/02/explaining-the-sam-hyde-as-mass-shooter-meme/#5a0e4daf8d90 |title=How 4chan Tricked The Internet Into Believing This Comedian Is A Mass Shooter |work=Forbes |access-date=October 12, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/comedian-sam-hydes-prank-ted-talk-2013-10 |title=Comedian Gives Ridiculous Prank TED Talk |website=Business Insider |access-date=October 12, 2016}} and praise from The Washington Post.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/10/14/the-most-glorious-ted-talk-takedown-you-will-witness-before-2070/ |title=The most glorious TED Talk takedown you will witness before 2070 |last=Petri |first=Alexandra |date=October 13, 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2023-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080506/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/10/14/the-most-glorious-ted-talk-takedown-you-will-witness-before-2070/ |archive-date=2013-10-17}} When asked about the intent of the prank, Hyde stated his dislike for TED talks, calling them "really self-congratulatory."{{cite web|url=http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/10/06/tedx-prank-philadelphia-drexel-sam-hyde/ |title=WATCH: TEDx Drexel Got Pranked This Weekend |website=Philadelphia |access-date=November 18, 2016|date=October 7, 2013 }}

In 2014, Hyde started a fake Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund the creation of a "pony dating simulator" for bronies, the adult male fans of the children's television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The Kickstarter page said the simulator would comprise "a journey that spans multiple continents" and include "deep RPG elements."{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2110528317/dark-skyes-an-epic-brony-dating-sim |title=Dark Skyes -- an EPIC brony dating sim (Canceled) |publisher=Kickstarter PBC |website=Kickstarter |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=June 26, 2017}} Devotees of the show who ostensibly took the project seriously pledged a total of $4,161 to the fundraiser before Hyde cancelled it.

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Since 2015, Hyde has been frequently misreported as the perpetrator of numerous mass shootings and terrorist attacks by internet trolls on websites such as 4chan and Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/sam-hyde-shooter-hoax|title=Don't Believe Any Breaking News That Names This Comedian As A Mass Shooter|website=BuzzFeed|date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2016}} The hoaxes, which typically included photos of Hyde brandishing a semi-automatic weapon and with a slightly altered name to appear more "authentic", reappeared so often on social media that The New York Times characterized "Sam Hyde is the shooter" as "an identifiable meme."{{cite news|last1=Bromwich|first1=Jonah|title=Sam Hyde and Other Hoaxes: False Information Trails Texas Shooting |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/shooting-texas-hoaxes.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 14, 2017|date=November 6, 2017}}

The first instance of the prank was the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting. CNN mistakenly included Hyde's image on their coverage of the shooting.{{cite news | first = Chris | last = Bell | title =Las Vegas: The fake photos shared after tragedies | publisher = BBC News | date = October 2, 2017 | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41467035}} Hyde was also labelled as the perpetrator in high profile shootings such as the Orlando Night Club shooting,{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Liza |title=Watch: Why Sam Hyde Goes Viral After Every Mass Shooting |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/video/86887 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=BuzzFeed |date=July 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Abraham |first1=Ellie |title=Why does a Sam Hyde meme go viral after every mass shooting? |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/sam-hyde-4chan-meme-shootings |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=www.indy100.com |date=28 March 2023 |language=en}} Sutherland Springs church shooting (where he was misidentified by Representative Vicente Gonzalez{{cite web |date=November 5, 2017 |title=WATCH: Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Says Sam Hyde Is Sutherland Springs Shooter |url=https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/sutherland-springs-sam-hyde/ |access-date=November 14, 2017 |website=Heavy}}) and the Las Vegas shooting in 2017. Hyde has also been erroneously blamed for many other small scale and large shootings.{{efn|{{cite web|last1=Smith IV|first1=Jack|title=Neither Robert Kinnison Nor Sam Hyde Killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana|url=https://mic.com/articles/147901/neither-robert-kinnison-nor-sam-hyde-killed-alton-sterling-in-baton-rouge-louisiana#.ZvOGWRFPj|website=mic.com|date=July 6, 2016 |publisher=Mic|access-date=August 20, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Anthony|title=Piedmont Park Hanging: No, Sam Hyde Did Not Lynch a Black Man in the Atlanta Park|url=https://mic.com/articles/148124/piedmont-park-hanging-no-sam-hyde-did-not-lynch-a-black-man-in-the-atlanta-park#.2mfykFICa|website=mic.com|date=July 7, 2016 |publisher=Mic|access-date=August 20, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/sam-hyde-shooter-twitter-finsbury-park-london-attack/#HlMja1glY8qo|first=Gianluca|last=Mezzofiore|website=Mashable|title=Never believe any breaking report on Twitter naming this comedian as the attacker|date=June 19, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Fake news on YouTube shooting spreads, despite recent efforts to clamp down on misinformation |date=April 3, 2018 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youtube-shooting-fake-news-hoaxes-social-media/|publisher=CBS News |access-date=April 6, 2018}}}}

Hyde's image was shared across social media as being the driver of the car in Waukesha, Wisconsin, that drove into a Christmas parade in November 2021.{{Cite web|last=Rahman|first=Khaleda|date=2021-11-22|title=Waukesha suspect misinformation spreads as fake photo of SUV driver shared|url=https://www.newsweek.com/waukesha-suspect-misinformation-spread-fake-photo-suv-driver-shared-1651834|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Newsweek|language=en}}

In February of 2022, an edited image of Hyde was misidentified as the "Ghost of Kyiv" (a Ukrainian fighter pilot who supposedly shot down six Russian planes on February 24, 2022) in popular social media posts including that of Representative Adam Kinzinger.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=Internet hoaxers falsely identify US comic Sam Hyde as 'Ghost of Kyiv' |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324P3PK |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Fact Check |language=en}} The alleged pilot was given Ukrainian style names 'Сем Гайденко' [Sam Haydenko] or Samuyil Hyde.{{cite news |title=Fact Check-Comedian Sam Hyde is not the 'Ghost of Kyiv' |date=March 2, 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-ukraine-ghost/fact-check-comedian-sam-hyde-is-not-the-ghost-of-kyiv-idUSL1N2V50Z3 |work=Reuters |access-date=3 March 2022}}

The 2022 Buffalo shooter also claimed the image of Hyde as his own in his manifesto.{{Cite web |last=Reporters |first=Stephen T. Watson Maki Becker and Dan Herbeck News Staff |title=Gunman, 18, drove more than 3 hours to Buffalo to commit hate crime, officials say |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/gunman-18-drove-more-than-3-hours-to-buffalo-to-commit-hate-crime-officials-say/article_f9ef9bac-d3d9-11ec-9eaf-cbcafe308f9c.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Buffalo News |date=May 14, 2022 |language=en}}

In July 2022, multiple popular posts on social media falsely labelled Hyde as the gunman in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.{{Cite web |location=Thiruvananthapuram |first=Bechu |last=S. |title=Fact Check: Netizens falsely share US comedian's photo as ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's suspected assassin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/netizens-falsely-share-us-comedian-photo-as-ex-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-suspected-assassin-1973516-2022-07-08 |date=July 8, 2022 |website=India Today}}

An edited image depicting Hyde as a woman was used to falsely identify Hyde as a mass shooter in the 2023 Covenant School shooting under the pseudonym of Samantha Hyde.{{Cite web |last=Seitz |first=Jacob |date=2023-03-27 |title=An old 4chan meme gets new transphobic spin in wake of Nashville mass shooting |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/sam-hyde-4chan-meme-nashville/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327202636/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/sam-hyde-4chan-meme-nashville/ |url-status=live}}

In July 2024, Hyde was falsely identified as the perpetrator of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.{{Cite web |last=Kulsum |first=Umme |date=July 15, 2024 |title=Unmasking the Trump rally shooter: A case of mistaken identities and imaginary motives |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/unmasking-the-trump-rally-shooter-a-case-of-mistaken-identities-and-imaginary-motives |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Logically Facts |language=en}} In December of the same year, Hyde was falsely identified as the perpetrator of the killing of Brian Thompson.{{Cite news |last=Byik |first=Andre |date=6 December 2024 |title=Post falsely links comedian to UnitedHealthcare CEO killing {{!}} Fact check |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/12/06/sam-hyde-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-fact-check/76822417007/ |work=USA TODAY}}

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| nickname = The Candyman

| height = 6 ft 5 in{{Cite AV media |title=HEAVYWEIGHTS COLLIDE | Sam Hyde vs. Iamthmpsn Full Fight |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziIRm1u_zX8 |date=2022-08-28 |type=Video |publisher=DAZNBoxing |place=YouTube}}

| weight = Heavyweight

| reach = 81 in (206 cm)

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During the weeks prior to Creator Clash, in-between training sessions with his coach Jessy Thompson, Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time conducted sparring sessions with Hyde in a parking lot in Rhode Island.{{cite web | url=https://unherd.com/thepost/the-un-cancellation-of-sam-hyde/ | title=The un-cancellation of Sam Hyde | publisher=UnHerd | date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=2023-07-05}}{{cite web | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/ksi-vs-swarmz-undercard-complete-list-fights-2022-youtube-boxing-match/fstfjhe0cvzlkaydsw8hkuij | title=KSI vs. Swarmz undercard: Complete list of fights before main event in 2022 YouTube boxing match | publisher=The Sporting News | date=August 24, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-27}} The training session with Hyde was documented in a four part vlog documentary uploaded to the Epic Meal Time channel in the lead-up to his fight against Arin Hanson of Game Grumps.

Hyde later went on to train comedy rapper Tyler Cassidy for his match against Chris Ray Gun for the second Creator Clash, scheduled for April 15, 2023. Weeks prior to the event, Cassidy was removed from the lineup of fighters, with William Haynes taking his place, sparking controversy and boycotts from fans of both Hyde and Cassidy.{{cite web|last1=Tolentino |first1=Daysia |title=YouTubers square off in the boxing ring for Creator Clash 2|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/creator-clash-2-influencer-boxing-live-events-rcna78507 |date=April 11, 2023 |publisher=NBC News|access-date=July 5, 2023}} Cassidy accused iDubbbz of removing him from the card due to personal grudges against Hyde that stem from the filming of the documentary Getting Away With It.{{cite web|last1=Cadorniga |first1=Callie|title=Froggy Fresh Will No Longer Be a Part of Creator Clash 2 — What's Going On?|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/froggy-fresh-creator-clash |date=March 29, 2023 |publisher=Distractify|access-date=July 5, 2023}} According to Cassidy and many fans of both creators, a potential major factor was that he had previously made jokes about subscribing to iDubbbz's wife's OnlyFans.{{Cite web |last=Blisso |date=2023-04-07 |title=The Creator Clash Meltdown {{!}} Froggy Fresh Drama Explained |url=https://www.blissindex.co/article/creator-clash-2-froggy-fresh-idubbbz-sam-hyde-anisa-jomha-idubbz-drama-explained-harley-morenstein |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Bliss Index |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121080338/https://www.blissindex.co/article/creator-clash-2-froggy-fresh-idubbbz-sam-hyde-anisa-jomha-idubbz-drama-explained-harley-morenstein |url-status=dead }} In a video uploaded by iDubbbz titled "Addressing the Froggy Fresh Drama", he criticizes Hyde for relentlessly harassing him, his wife Anisa Jomha, and other influencers who have fought on Creator Clash, such as Nathan Barnatt.

Signing onto Happy Punch Promotions, Hyde was announced to make his boxing debut on KSI's "2 Fighters, 1 Night" undercard against Australian TikTok violinist, James "IAmThmpsn" Thompson. Throughout fight week press conferences, Hyde adopted an Irish persona dubbed "The Candyman". In this persona, Hyde spoke in a thick Irish accent, wore bizarre Irish-related clothing and a mask, and read candy-centric poems written to intimidate Thompson, entertaining audiences and the media to generate hype for the match. On August 27, 2022, Hyde defeated Thompson in the third round by TKO. After the fight, Hyde called out left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker by threatening to murder him at his house, while remaining in-character as the Candyman, saying "I am going to stalk him and become obsessed with him, and wear his makeup, and his dresses, and use his skin as a coat like the ancient Irish did."

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Books

• How to BOMB the U. S. Gov't: The OFFICIAL Primo(tm) Strategy Guide to the Collapse of Western Civilization, with Nick Rochefort and Charls "Coors" Carroll. COM98 LLC (2016). {{ISBN|0997917601|978-0997917604}}.{{Cite web |url=https://theroyalstudio.com/How-To-Bomb-The-US-Gov-t-Dummy |title=How To Bomb The US Gov't, Dummy |website=The Royal Studio}}

Television

• Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace (2016, 6 episodes) – various, creator, screenwriter, producer{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/adult-swim-talent-trying-to-cancel-million-dollar-extreme|title=Adult Swim Talent Want The Network To Cancel Its Alt-Right Comedy Show|last=Bernstein|first=Joseph|date=November 16, 2016|work=BuzzFeed News|access-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121002339/https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/adult-swim-talent-trying-to-cancel-million-dollar-extreme|archive-date=November 21, 2017}}{{cite web|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/70282-bands-featured-on-adult-swims-cancelled-million-dollar-extreme-disavow-show/|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016|first1=Evan|last1=Minsker|first2=Amy|last2=Phillips|title=Bands Featured on Adult Swim's Cancelled "Million Dollar Extreme" Disavow Show}}

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