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Samer Kalaf

ESPN FC studio reacts to a fart-like noise

Media Meltdowns

ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

David Roth

Gourmet specialty donuts are being displayed at a shop in Unionville, Ontario, Canada, on June 03, 2023.

Podcasts

100 Foods To Throw In The Garbage, With Megan Greenwell

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Funbag

Help! My Son Won’t Stop Huffing His Own Farts!

Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits "The Faulkner Focus"at Fox News Channel Studios on June 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Politics

Things Got Ugly At RFK Jr.’s Fart Dinner

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

FAU’s 'shotgun' inbounds play, with four players running from the baseline onto the court and a "quarterback" player getting ready to throw the ball

College Basketball

No One, Not Even The Washington Generals, Can Defend This Unstoppable Inbounds Play

Collin Delia #60 of the Vancouver Canucks skates up ice during their NHL game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Rogers Arena January 18, 2023 in Vancouver.

This Is So Stupid

Vancouver Canucks Goalie Says There Was No Fart, Just Skate

Possible Fart Briefly Disrupts Vancouver Canucks Broadcast

Patrick Redford

Rennes' French midfielder Adrien Hunou (L) vies with Lyon's Brazilian defender Marcelo during the French L1 football match Stade Rennais vs Olympique Lyonnais (OL), on March 29, 2019 at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, western France. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Soccer

Report: Marcelo Got Kicked Off Lyon For Farting

ESPN FC's Kay Murray and Alejandro Moreno laugh after Steve Nicol farts.

ESPN Soccer Show Briefly Derailed By In-Studio Fart

A view as a detective examines fingerprints in the Finger Department at Scotland Yard in London, England. Circa 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Defector Has Concluded Its Investigation Of A Fart-Like Noise On A Basketball Podcast

Defector Staff

1748, A scientist demonstrates an electrical experiment at a meeting of a scientific society in London. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Samer Recognized A Fart Online

Donald Trump on the phone being applauded by lackeys, presumably not for farting.