Walter Masterson

{{Short description|American comedian and progressive pundit}}

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Walter Masterson is an American comedian and progressive pundit.

Masterson was present at the January 6 United States Capitol attack, interviewing others. {{Cite news |date=19 January 2024 |title=Fact Check: Clip of comedian preparing to film on Jan. 6 is not proof it was staged |url=https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/clip-comedian-preparing-film-jan-6-is-not-proof-it-was-staged-2024-01-19/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Video shows comedy TikTokers on Jan. 6, not proof Capitol attack was an inside job |url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-capitol-attack-inside-job-disguise-097468623399 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-01-13 |title=Video shows comedy TikTokers on Jan. 6, not proof Capitol attack was an inside job |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/ap/factcheck/video-shows-comedy-tiktokers-on-jan-6-not-proof-capitol-attack-was-an-inside-job/article_48be5416-b179-11ee-a084-c3a71e704dd9.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=The Berkshire Eagle |language=en}}

In April and May 2021, he fed pigeons at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, headquarters of the Fox Corporation, in order to turn it into a bird sanctuary.{{Cite web |last=Ellefson |first=Lindsey |date=2021-05-13 |title=Meet the Comedian Who Turned Fox News Headquarters Into a 'Safe Space' for Pigeons |url=https://www.thewrap.com/walter-masterson-fox-news-pigeons/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}