The comedian defended his fabrications, saying they were based on “emotional truth”
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outlines several fabrications peppered throughout Minhaj’s work, often in service of describing experiences of discrimination and threats of violence for speaking truth to power. It is not unheard of for comedians to tweak, exaggerate, or make-up certain details to ensure a joke lands, and Minhaj defended his choices, saying the stories he told were based on “emotional truth.”Two prominent stories featured in Minhaj’s 2022 stand-up specialwere falsified.
The bit ends with Minhaj claiming, years later, he recognized “Brother Eric” as a man named Craig Monteilh, who did work as an FBI informant in Muslim communities . In reality, however, Monteilh was in prison in 2002 and didn’t start working for the FBI until 2006. Additionally, he never worked in Sacramento, only in Southern California. , Minhaj claimed that he received an envelope filled with white powder that accidentally spilled onto his daughter.
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