YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast” has slammed “conspiracy theory nut jobs” for criticizing him over his partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation. On February 6, 2026, X user @MmisterNobody shared a two-minute-25-second clip from MrBeast’s recently uploaded YouTube video, $1 vs $1,000,000,000 Futuristic Tech, in which the content creator featured UPSIDE Foods, a lab-grown chicken meat production company.
X user @MmisterNobody wrote:
“Rockefeller Foundation partner MrBeast is now promoting lab-grown meat after visiting Upside Foods’ facility. He sampled both conventional chicken and the lab-grown version, saying he couldn’t tell any difference between them.”
The Wichita, Kansas native responded the same day, expressing his displeasure with the netizen for “implying” that the Rockefeller Foundation has “control over him.”
While claiming that he “does not care” whether people “eat real meat,” MrBeast said:
“You conspiracy theory nut jobs are so funny with how you frame things 😭 We do some philanthropic stuff with the Rockefeller foundation to help people in need but to imply they have any control over me is dumb. Also eat real meat, idc. I sell beef sticks lol”
Fans had a lot to say about the most subscribed YouTuber’s response.
“They never mentioned control.. you did lol” X user @bdactual posted.
“So Mr Beast doesn’t care about his “Philanthropy” lol he just does whatever makes the most money. Like he said, “He doesn’t care”, hes playing both sides.” X user @ImNotWrongBruh remarked.
“Just came here to stoke the fire and point out that pretty much every conspiracy theory over the last 10 years has came true.” X user @TheDobenWhale stated.
What did MrBeast say after eating lab-grown chicken?
At the nine-minute mark of the YouTube video mentioned above, while showcasing UPSIDE Foods’ $200 million lab, MrBeast tried lab-grown chicken and compared it to traditional chicken meat.
After tasting two identical-looking chicken sandwiches, the 27-year-old stated:
“I honestly can’t tell. No matter what, both of them taste really good. Honestly, can’t tell the difference. What the heck? And what’s crazy is, in the near future, this technology can save the lives of trillions of chickens and other animals.”
Timestamp – 09:57
MrBeast made headlines on January 31, 2026, when he confronted Twitch streamer Ray, also known as “rayasianboy,” for calling his TeamWater philanthropic project a “scam.”
Edited by Aarnesh Shrivastava
