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Personal information
Born (1971-05-17) May 17, 1971 (age 53)
United States
Occupation(s)Podcaster and former banker
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011 -
Subscribers2.01 million[1]
(February 2021)
Total views240 million[1]
(February 2021)
Last updated: February 2021

Brian Benedict Rose[2] (born 17 May 1971)[3][4] is an American-born podcaster and former banker based in London, who has actively promoted misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7] After banking he founded London Real, a podcast and YouTube channel with two million subscribers. He is intending to stand in the 2021 London mayoral election.

Biography

Rose worked as a banker in New York City and London.[8]

He founded the podcast and YouTube channel London Real in 2011,[9] and remains its host and CEO. The channel has two million subscribers.[8][10] The podcast is known for spreading conspiracy theories[11] and it has promoted misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][12] Rose has also sought to cast doubt on COVID-19 vaccines.[7] He has described the UK government's COVID-19 response as "disproportionate".[13]

Rose has conducted five interviews with conspiracy theorist David Icke.[14] In one interview, published in April 2020, Icke falsely claimed that there was a link between the COVID-19 pandemic and 5G mobile phone networks, without being challenged by Rose. The video and others on London Real[11] was removed by YouTube, who tightened their rules to prevent the website being used to spread conspiracy theories about COVID-19.[15] The April 2020 interview was later also deleted from Facebook;[16] Spotify also removed the interview.[17][18]

Vice reported that Rose's "Business Accelerator" programmes have been criticised by past customers.[5] In 2020, the only active company registered in Rose's name was Longstem Limited. Longstem, at the end of 2018, reported debts of over £374,000.[5]

In 2018, he competed in an Ironman competition while living on a plant-based diet and has hosted a number of vegans on his YouTube channel.[19]

Rose is standing in the 2021 London mayoral election as an independent candidate.[20][8] On 24 January 2021, Rose and six of his staff were fined by police for breaking lockdown rules while filming promotional material for his campaign.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "About London Real". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Brian Rose". LinkedIn.
  3. ^ "Brian Rose - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ Instagram 17 May 2020, "TheRealBrianRose"
  5. ^ a b c d "The YouTuber Accused of Using Coronavirus to Scam His Followers". www.vice.com.
  6. ^ a b "PolitiFact - Fact-checking 'Plandemic 2': Another video full of conspiracy theories about COVID-19". politifact.
  7. ^ a b "Fox's Judge Jeanine won't take coronavirus vaccine: "I'm not going to allow them to do that to me"". Salon.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Lehmann, Steven. "Who are the candidates for the 2021 London Mayoral election?". swlondoner. No. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Satanistas biónicos quieren controlarnos con vacunas: detrás de las teorías conspiranoicas". Elconfidencial.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ Kanter, Jake; Kanter, Jake (20 April 2020). "UK's London Live May Have Caused 'Significant Harm' By Airing Interview With Coronavirus Denier David Icke".
  11. ^ a b Turvill, William (3 June 2020). "Cash for conspiracies: How David Icke, 'alternative' media and tech giants make money from coronavirus conspiracies". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Is there any truth behind the Covid-19 conspiracy theories?". Telegraph.co.uk. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. ^ "London Mayor candidate says his campaign bus is 'safest in the country' after getting £200 fine". www.indy100.com. 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ "The Clown Prince of Wellness". Office for Science and Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. ^ Kelion, Leo (7 April 2020). "Coronavirus: YouTube tightens rules after David Icke 5G interview". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Facebook removes David Icke coronavirus-5G conspiracy video". ITV News. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ^ Sam Shead (6 May 2020). "Spotify removes podcast featuring David Icke, while Apple stalls". Cnbc.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Spotify supprime le podcast mettant en vedette David Icke, tandis qu'Apple cale – News 24" (in French). News-24.fr. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  19. ^ London Real’s Brian Rose shares his recipe for a filling vegan breakfast smoothie. Emily Court, Living Vegan, 8 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  20. ^ "London mayoral election campaigns kick off despite lockdown". CityAM. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Mayor of London candidate Brian Rose fined for lockdown breach". 25 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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