Popular YouTuber among 3 arrested after shouting, ‘He has a gun!’ in packed movie theater for online clout
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“A trio of bumbling buffoons — including a popular YouTuber — were arrested for yelling that someone had a gun at a packed Canadian movie theater in an apparent attempt to chase social media clout”
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— This is a list of events in 2026 relating to television in the United Kingdom.
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— This is a partial list of viral videos, including those that are music videos, that have gained rapid attention on the Internet. Like Internet memes, viewership of such videos tend to grow rapidly and…
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“Fique Wamiq Ayub, 23, Jaiden Joseph-Anthony Mosquera, 23, and an unidentified 17-year-old were cuffed after police responded to a report of an armed person at Landmark Cinemas in Whitby, Ontario, on March 17”
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“Ayub, known as the YouTuber 'Fique,' with 1.27 million subscribers, posted a tasteless video last month of himself and a crew of youngsters walking into theaters at Landmark Cinemas and yelling various obscenities”
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“Ayub and his friend walked into a theater, where they screamed 'he has a gun!' at the top of their lungs”
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“The video of Ayub yelling 'He’s not kidding, he has a gun!' has over 660,000 views”
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“Police said that customers fled the theater in panic after several men yelled that 'someone was in possession of a firearm'”
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“All three dimwit influencers were charged with causing disturbance and mischief”
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“An investigation revealed that the men and the teen 'intentionally' created the gun ruse to stir panic amongst movie-watchers for content to film and post on social media”
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“No injuries were reported, but police are urging anyone with footage of the dangerous prank to contact authorities”
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