“Kid in a basement” rumor
On April 13, 2021 MCToon had Flatter Day Saints on his channel for a debate. During the debate, FDS made spontaneous, unwarranted accusations about Toon having a child in his basement.
Initial Accusation
FDS claimed that rainbows were caused by the firmament and that “You cannot recreate a rainbow in a house without a concave mirror.”[1]
To debunk this, Toon queued up a video by Jimbo Science called “Indoor Rainbow, Flat Earth Debunk”, where a father and his children spray water to create a rainbow inside their garage. As Toon brought it onscreen, the video was paused, showing a child sitting on the floor with his hand on a water valve.
Before Toon had a chance to explain anything or play the video, FDS spontaneously leapt to making filthy, unwarranted accusations that the child was imprisoned by Toon, possibly a victim of kidnapping or molestation:
FDS: Is that a picture live from your basement, Micktoon?
Toon: No.
FDS: Oh, okay.
Toon: You said—
FDS: I was gonna say, I wouldn’t call the cops if it was, but I would just pray for you, you know, that you let him go. I’m just saying though.
Toon: So here you go.
Toon plays the video
Toon: Got a pipe with a valve on it, and then he’s gonna—
FDS: Does that kid have a shackle around his leg?
Toon: I don’t think so. So here’s the light—
FDS: I thought you guys were preparing that walnut sauce, you know what I mean? For you—
Toon: Alright. You see that light?
FDS: Okay, cool.
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Notes
Original video: “Indoor Rainbow, Flat Earth Debunk” by Jimbo Science
Video with Flatter Day Saints: https://www.youtube.com/live/zSTanoTIU3w
Video with Matthew Hakim: https://www.youtube.com/live/z5ckQosoN6E
Tweet at Kaleb Davis summarizing the story: https://x.com/mctoon27/status/1758376425814479261