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"Is Schlatt Right About This?" video sparks housing debate
The Big guy channel's housing clip, credited to a TikTok housing advocacy account, sits at number two on YouTube's U.S. comedy trending chart; the emoji has not commented.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Midday ShowPublished
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- First reported by YouTube (Big guy): “"Is Schlatt Right About This?" video sparks housing debate discussion”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 12:52 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis one's number two on YouTube's U.S. trending chart in comedy: Big guy's video, "Is Schlatt Right About This?" with a thinking-face emoji, six million eight hundred twenty-one thousand seven hundred thirteen views.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight about what, exactly?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHousing. The channel pulls in clips from TikTok creators, and YouTube credits one source video to a housing advocacy account.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNow look at this, it's file footage, roll it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's a lot of brown roofs. Watch the camera pull back and the neighbourhood just keeps going.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTurning point is the emoji. Nobody thinks harder than that face.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSix million people clicked to watch a face think about houses.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe face has six million eight hundred twenty-one thousand seven hundred thirteen views and no opinion. Rex, your turn.
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