Hasan Piker
American political commentator
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| 2024 | Hasan Piker's coverage stream on election night for the 2024 United States presidential election had a total of 7.5 million viewers. |
| 2024 | Hasan Piker's coverage stream on election night for the 2024 United States presidential election had a total of 7.5 million viewers. |
| December 2024 | Hasan Piker was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards. |
| December 2024 | Hasan Piker was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards. |
| November 2024 | Piker defended himself against antisemitism allegations, arguing he was anti-Zionist rather than critical of Jewish people. A pressure campaign by pro-Israeli advocates, including streamer Destiny, sought to persuade advertisers to leave Twitch due to his political commentary. |
| November 2024 | Congressman Ritchie Torres criticized Twitch for allegedly amplifying antisemitism and specifically called for an investigation into Piker's content as part of a broader controversy regarding his political commentary. |
| November 2024 | Piker defended himself against antisemitism allegations, arguing he was anti-Zionist rather than critical of Jewish people. A pressure campaign by pro-Israeli advocates, including streamer Destiny, sought to persuade advertisers to leave Twitch due to his political commentary. |
| November 2024 | Congressman Ritchie Torres criticized Twitch for allegedly amplifying antisemitism and specifically called for an investigation into Piker's content as part of a broader controversy regarding his political commentary. |
| September 2024 | An article in the academic journal Digital Journalism discussed Hasan Piker as emblematic of the emerging 'Newsfluencers' class, highlighting their tendency towards 'problematic behavior' related to journalistic objectivity. |
| September 2024 | An article in the academic journal Digital Journalism discussed Hasan Piker as emblematic of the emerging 'Newsfluencers' class, highlighting their tendency towards 'problematic behavior' related to journalistic objectivity. |
| July 2024 | Alex Mahadevan of the Poynter Institute cited Hasan Piker as an example of the 'online chattering class' who do not adhere to journalistic ethics, contrasting them with traditional media peers. |
| July 2024 | Alex Mahadevan of the Poynter Institute cited Hasan Piker as an example of the 'online chattering class' who do not adhere to journalistic ethics, contrasting them with traditional media peers. |
| April 2024 | Piker publicly acknowledged and apologized for his incorrect pre-invasion prediction about Russia's actions in Ukraine, stating 'I didn't think a regional power would act so irrationally. I've admitted my mistakes. I got things wrong.' |
| April 2024 | In an article from Digital Journalism, Hasan Piker was noted for his knowledge of journalistic mechanics such as sourcing and framing but rejecting these methods as tools for 'manufacturing consent for elites'. |
| April 2024 | Piker publicly acknowledged and apologized for his incorrect pre-invasion prediction about Russia's actions in Ukraine, stating 'I didn't think a regional power would act so irrationally. I've admitted my mistakes. I got things wrong.' |
| April 2024 | In an article from Digital Journalism, Hasan Piker was noted for his knowledge of journalistic mechanics such as sourcing and framing but rejecting these methods as tools for 'manufacturing consent for elites'. |
| February 2024 | Hasan Piker was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards. |
| February 2024 | Hasan Piker was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards. |
| January 2024 | Piker conducted an interview with a Yemeni self-proclaimed 'pirate' who had filmed himself on board the Galaxy Leader, a ship held captive by Houthi militants since November 2023. |
| January 2024 | Piker conducted an interview with a Yemeni self-proclaimed 'pirate' who had filmed himself on board the Galaxy Leader, a ship held captive by Houthi militants since November 2023. |
| 2023 | Streamers QTCinderella and AustinShow joined Hasan Piker and Will Neff as co-hosts of the podcast Fear&. |
| 2023 | At the 2023 Streamer Awards, Piker won the Best Just Chatting Streamer award and was also nominated for Streamer of the Year. |
| 2023 | Hasan Piker won a Streamy Award in the News category and was nominated in the categories of Streamer of the Year and Just Chatting. |
| 2023 | During the Israel–Hamas war, Hasan Piker's charity drive raised over $1,000,000 for multiple organizations, including the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. |
| 2023 | Hasan Piker won a Streamy Award in the News category and was nominated in the categories of Streamer of the Year and Just Chatting. |
| 2023 | At the 2023 Streamer Awards, Piker won the Best Just Chatting Streamer award and was also nominated for Streamer of the Year. |
| 2023 | Streamers QTCinderella and AustinShow joined Hasan Piker and Will Neff as co-hosts of the podcast Fear&. |
| 2023 | During the Israel–Hamas war, Hasan Piker's charity drive raised over $1,000,000 for multiple organizations, including the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. |
| November 2023 | Piker began regularly discussing the Israel–Hamas war, advocating for Palestinian rights and criticizing the Israeli government. |
| November 2023 | Piker began regularly discussing the Israel–Hamas war, advocating for Palestinian rights and criticizing the Israeli government. |
| October 12 2023 | Hasan Piker concluded his co-hosting role on the podcast Leftovers with Ethan Klein. |
| October 12 2023 | Hasan Piker concluded his co-hosting role on the podcast Leftovers with Ethan Klein. |
| August 2023 | A paper published in New Media & Society criticized Twitch for its decision to ban Piker, highlighting issues of racial epithets on the platform. |
| August 2023 | A paper published in New Media & Society criticized Twitch for its decision to ban Piker, highlighting issues of racial epithets on the platform. |
| February 6 2023 | In response to the Turkey–Syria earthquake, Hasan Piker organized a fundraiser that raised over $1,200,000 for various charities, supported by other content creators. |
| February 6 2023 | In response to the Turkey–Syria earthquake, Hasan Piker organized a fundraiser that raised over $1,200,000 for various charities, supported by other content creators. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hasan Piker raised over $200,000 for Ukrainian relief funds while playing Elden Ring, which attracted an average of over 70,000 viewers. |
| 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hasan Piker publicly apologized for incorrectly asserting that Russia would not attack, acknowledging he got things wrong. |
| 2022 | Piker won the News award for the second time at the Streamy Awards and was nominated in multiple categories: News, Just Chatting, and Streamer of the Year. |
| 2022 | At the Streamy Awards, Piker presented the Creator of the Year award alongside Avani Gregg, which was won by MrBeast. |
| 2022 | Piker's YouTube channel reached over 1,000,000 subscribers, featuring highlights from his Twitch streams. |
| 2022 | Bella Poarch released the song 'Dolls' in 2022. |
| 2022 | Bella Poarch released the song 'Dolls' in 2022. |
| 2022 | At the Streamy Awards, Piker presented the Creator of the Year award alongside Avani Gregg, which was won by MrBeast. |
| 2022 | Piker won the News award for the second time at the Streamy Awards and was nominated in multiple categories: News, Just Chatting, and Streamer of the Year. |
| 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hasan Piker publicly apologized for incorrectly asserting that Russia would not attack, acknowledging he got things wrong. |
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