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Gay couple who attacked MAGA influencer claims he played brutal trick on them — but say there’s a bigger enemy

Nypost · · 444 words · By Nina Joudeh
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gay couple who attacked MAGA influencer claims he played brutal trick on them”
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Multiple sources mention the conflict and the subsequent fundraising for the gay couple's legal defense after being accused of attacking Niemi, implying a dispute over the nature of the interaction (fake interview/orchestrated spectacle).
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 · David, second ruler of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and Judah and an important figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the father of Solomon and united the tribes of I…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/David
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web search NEUTRAL — David is born to a man named Jesse in the Judean city of Bethlehem. He is the eighth and youngest son (1Samuel 17:12 - 13, 1Chronicles 2:13 - 15) and the great-grandson of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4:17 - 2…
https://www.biblestudy.org/maps/life-of-david-timeline.html
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“Niemi and his show “Off The Record” cast them as pawns”
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Sources describe the event as a 'fake interview' and mention the couple being 'cast as pawns' or used for viral fame in the context of the legal defense fundraising.
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web search NEUTRAL — I *QUALIFIED* For $1,000,000 Clash Royale League Ryley - Clash Royale 76K views • 2 years ago 35:49
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAw2ZHAIP177ryD3WF9iXmw
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian esports player and social media personality best known for playing the multiplayer game title Clash Royale.
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ryleycr1.html
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“On April 16, Niemi and “Off The Record USA” interviewed the couple about adoption rights”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that on April 16, 2026, Ryley Niemi and 'Off The Record USA' were interviewing the couple about adoption rights.
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web search NEUTRAL — I *QUALIFIED* For $1,000,000 Clash Royale League Ryley - Clash Royale 76K views • 2 years ago 35:49
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAw2ZHAIP177ryD3WF9iXmw
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian esports player and social media personality best known for playing the multiplayer game title Clash Royale.
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ryleycr1.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Stats, battles logs and decks of Clash Royale player Ryley #R90PRV0PY
https://royaleapi.com/player/R90PRV0PY?lang=en
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“An Instagram video shows the influencer being attacked by the parent soon after he said, “gay men are statistically much more likely to commit child molestation,” and asked if the two men had paid $50,000 to a woman to get pregnant.”
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Multiple sources confirm a video on Niemi's Instagram shows him asking the couple about statistics regarding gay men and child molestation immediately before the attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryley Niemi and “Off The Record USA” were interviewing two men with a baby about adoption rights when one of the gay men attacked him, a video posted on Instagram showed. “On April 16, 2026, what star…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/conservative-influence…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a second Instagram video, Niemi claimed the couple followed him and continued the confrontation, though as the video cuts between clips it is difficult to know exactly what happened.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/22/gay-dads-west-hollywo…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a video posted to Niemi’s Instagram account, the influencer asks Miller-Robinson and Vulin, who is holding their baby, if they’ve heard that “gay men are statistically much more likely to commit ch…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donations-pour-gay-dads-…
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“David charged at Niemi, hitting him several times on the back of the head and pushing him into the camera.”
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While the attack is widely reported, the specific detail of David hitting him 'several times on the back of the head' is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent news reports in the provided evidence, though the general attack is confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walk through the life of David: from shepherd to king. This study reveals his victories, failures, and heart for God.
https://unforsaken.org/bible-studies/studies-by-theme/a-comp…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 · David, second ruler of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and Judah and an important figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the father of Solomon and united the tribes of I…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/David
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web search NEUTRAL — David is born to a man named Jesse in the Judean city of Bethlehem. He is the eighth and youngest son (1Samuel 17:12 - 13, 1Chronicles 2:13 - 15) and the great-grandson of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4:17 - 2…
https://www.biblestudy.org/maps/life-of-david-timeline.html
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“Niemi has since launched a GoFundMe campaign for support.”
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A GoFundMe page specifically for Ryley Niemi by 'Off The Record USA' is explicitly cited in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — UPDATE: On April 16, 2026, Ryley Niemi and Off The Record USA were violently assaulted during an incident in West Hollywood. Hi, we are asking for your support after a situation that has directly impa…
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ryley-niemi
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web search NEUTRAL — The gay couple from West Hollywood recently launched a campaign to raise funds for their legal defense after being accused of attacking a MAGA (Make America Great Again) influencer, Ryley Niemi.
https://www.primetimer.com/news/anthony-vulin-gofundme-recei…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donations have reached over $71,000 to support the legal defence for gay dads following an altercation with a right-wing media personality.
https://gcn.ie/71k-for-gay-dads-after-right-wing-altercation…
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“overa dozen emergency responders arrived at the scene”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'more' and does not contain any factual information regarding the number of emergency responders at the scene.
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web search NEUTRAL — Examples of more in a Sentence Adjective I felt more pain after the procedure, not less. The new engine has even more power. You like more sugar in your tea than I do.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more
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web search NEUTRAL — More or less means ‘mostly’, ‘nearly’ or ‘approximately’. We use it in mid position (between the subject and main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb).
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/more
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web search NEUTRAL — You use more to indicate that there is a greater amount of something than before or than average, or than something else. You can use 'a little', 'a lot ', 'a bit ', ' far ', and 'much' in front of mo…
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/more
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“one of our primary cameras, a Sony A7C II, was completely destroyed”
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Both the Tyla article and the GoFundMe page explicitly state that a Sony A7C II camera was completely destroyed during the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — "In the middle of the incident, one of our primary cameras, a Sony A7C II, was completely destroyed. "We are currently taking the appropriate steps to pursue justice through the proper legal channels.…
https://www.tyla.com/news/thousands-raised-david-vulin-punch…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the middle of the incident, one of our primary cameras, a Sony A7C II, was completely destroyed. We are currently taking the appropriate steps to pursue justice through the proper legal channels. T…
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ryley-niemi
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web search NEUTRAL — A video posted on social media by political commentator Ryley Niemi, which had drawn more than 100,000 views as of Friday, shows Niemi approaching Anthony Vulin, a member of West Hollywood's Business …
https://wehotimes.com/maga-influencer-punched-during-confron…
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“A booking log from the West Hollywood Sheriff station shows that David Vullin was arrested and charged with a felony for “vandalism with loss valued equal or greater than $400.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific booking log or the exact felony charge from the West Hollywood Sheriff station.
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