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Comedian and actor Tom Walker is better known as reporter Jonathan Pie, whose spoof videos on the cause of the economic crash<\/a> and the lies<\/a> told by the mainstream media were recently posted on True Activist.<\/p>\n

Walker’s\u00a0character is a frustrated newsreader who frequently flies into rages<\/a> about what he is told to say on-camera. It’s a simple idea for a comedy sketch, and one which has captured the imagination of the public: we all wish that real reporters would just tell the truth<\/em>, rather than sticking to the establishment script.<\/p>\n

“Debt is good, poverty is a figment of your imagination, Weapons of Mass Destruction are good, Russia is always<\/em> bad…that was the f**king news,” Pie shouted in the hilarious rant <\/a>that was widely shared on social media, propelling him into the spotlight.<\/p>\n

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In this RT report, Walker is interviewed about his new-found fame and asked why he thinks Jonathan Pie is so popular. He says:”I’m just an actor and it’s \u00a0not for me to comment on the state of the media<\/a>, but Jonathan Pie the character seems to have a problem with the way things are portrayed.” He goes on: “You can have an opinion about anything you like…but you can only come to that conclusion if you are well-informed<\/em>, and that’s what the media<\/a> is for.” Like most of us, he doesn’t believe the corporate<\/a> press<\/a> are doing their jobs correctly, and as a result Jonathan Pie taps into a growing sense that we can’t believe a word they tell us anymore.<\/p>\n

“It’s funny cos it’s true,” Walker says. “I think the fact this is so popular is that people recognize an element of truth, that people think: Actually, he’s articulating something that I<\/strong> feel.”<\/p>\n

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