Why Are #ThankYouJoeRogan And #ThankYouSpotify Trending?

#ThankYouJoeRogan and #ThankYouSpotify started trending Saturday morning.

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Earlier this week, hundreds of medical professionals signed an open letter.

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They are calling on Spotify to address “mass misinformation events.”

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That includes Joe Rogan’s podcast, which has a history of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

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However, Spotify has refused to comment on the open letter so far.

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As a result, Rogan’s supporters took to Twitter to get the hashtags trending.

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However, those critical of Rogan also jumped on the hashtag.

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They started sarcastically thanking Joe Rogan for his “medical advice.”

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Many are having trouble telling which tweets are genuine and which are sarcastic!

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