What’s up? It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with
Clevver News and if you’ve been going deep
on Twitter and Reddit over the past week,
you’ve probably seen the conspiracy theories
about Wayfair trafficking children, and now,
Ellen DeGeneres is being roped into all the
speculation.
We’ll fill you in on all of this, but first
we’ve just gotta give a trigger warning
that these rumors are throwing out some serious
allegations against both Ellen and the furniture
company, Wayfair.
The allegations involve things like sex trafficing
and other very serious claims, so please only
continue watching if you feel comfortable
doing so. And if you are coming along for
this ride, proceed with caution...
Before we go in though, we at Clevver News
are not saying whether these allegations are
true or false because it’s unclear if there
is any truth to these rumors at this time,
but the Internet is going completely nuts
over all of this, so let’s get into it.
Alright, it all started when a Reddit user
shared a screenshot from Wayfair’s website
that showed the company selling certain products
for very high prices.
The person also pointed out that the very
names of the expensive cabinets were those
that belonged to missing children.
Along with the screenshots, the Reddit user
wrote quote, “Is it possible Wayfair is
involved in Human trafficking with their WFX
Utility collection? Or are these just extremely
overpriced cabinets? (Note the names of the
cabinets) this makes me sick to my stomach
if it’s true”
This sent the Internet into a frenzy with
people diving deep into what they’re calling
the #WayfairGate scandal on Twitter.
WayfairGate started trending and people started
doing their own investigations on the site.
This video of conspiracy podcast host Tommy
G explaining the allegations, racked up over
a million views in just a few days.
“What they do is when they’re selling
these children on these sites, they hide it
and they make astronomical prices for cheap
goods and they change the name. Which is exactly
what you’re seeing here. Same cabinet, different
name, different price. Yaritza storage cabinet.
Yaritza is also someone. Yaritza is a 16 year
old girl who went missing on June 10th 2020.”
And others chimed in with their own findings
like this person who shared a picture of a
$26,000 couch and wrote quote, “Not trying
to add to the chaos but.... the delivery options
for the couch are sketch ........ #wayfairgate
#Wayfair”
And this Twitter user who said quote, “I've
fell down the Wayfair hole and I'm honestly
scared. I've tested the theory for myself
and look what I found....(If you're not aware
of what I'm talking about, look it up) #wayfairgate
#wayfairscandal”
Wayfair has since spoken out telling Fox Business
that quote, “There is, of course, no truth
to these claims. The products in question
are industrial grade cabinets that are accurately
priced.”
They went on to say quote, “Recognizing
that the photos and descriptions provided
by the supplier did not adequately explain
the high price point, we have temporarily
removed the products from the site to rename
them and to provide a more in-depth description
and photos that accurately depict the product
to clarify the price point.”
Wayfair has since removed the product images
from their website, though that hasn’t stopped
people from conspiracy theorizing.
And Ellen DeGeneres was roped into all this
speculation when fans noticed that her pillow
collection on the site was allegedly listed
at 5 figure price points.
So even if that was potentially the correct
price for a cabinet, we all know throw pillows
usually cost WAY less.
“Forget cabinets it’s a f***ing pillow
for $10,000, really? And guess who it’s
by? Ellen Degeneres, none other. So we go
here, Ellen’s price is still the same. She’s
holding strong at $10,000. It’s probably
still a kid.”
Twitter then went off on Ellen accusing her
of being involved in this mess.
One person tweeted saying quote, “#wayfair
is trying to cover up the fact that it is
part of a child/sex trafficking ring! People
have been exposing them and they are changing
their prices. Notice that Ellen DeGenerate
(yes, she is) is attached to it. #childtrafficking
#childsacrifice”
Another chimed in writing quote, “When are
we gonna talk about how ellens line w wayfair
only sells CHILDRENS items...? She doesnt
even have kids lmaoo #wayfair #wayfairgate
#pizzagate #ellen #wayfairchildtrafficking”
And this person just went straight to the
source tweeting at Ellen saying quote, “Hey
Ellen, why do you have a $10,000 pillow on
@Wayfair?? Asking for some friends.”
Others noted that once people started talking
about these conspiracy theories on Twitter
the prices of products, including Ellen’s,
started to drop.
This Twitter user shared these screenshots
and wrote quote, “Soooo at 9:52 AM I screen
shot this Ellen pillow because $10,098 for
a pillow is NUTS and sketchy. I go back and
look at the link at 10:10 AM and it’s $99!!
Something is definitely going on... #wayfair”
So yeah, like we said before, there is no
official truth to any of this, I cannot reiterate
that enough, but clearly people are convinced
something is going on.
And this all comes at the heels of rumors
that Ellen’s talk show is being cancelled
after reports of her rude behavior have come
to the surface.
Other celebs like YouTuber, Nikkie Tutorials
have been outspoken about their experiences
with Ellen saying she was rude to her when
she was a guest on her show.
For more on all of that, click right over
here for another Clevver News video.
And share your thoughts down in the comments
about WayfairGate and Ellen’s alleged involvement.
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I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!
