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Zuckerberg's awkward Guinness sip goes viral after podcast appearance

Meta CEO's visible disgust while drinking Irish stout on 'Cheeky Pint' podcast sparks millions of views and online mockery.

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What to know

  • Zuckerberg appeared on the 'Cheeky Pint' podcast and visibly struggled to drink a pint of Guinness, showing discomfort and disgust.
  • A 12-second video clip of his reaction accumulated over five million views across social media.
  • Online commentators widely mocked the moment, joking that he was pretending to enjoy his first beer like an inexperienced drinker.

“You can see him sloshing it around his mouth, barely repressing disgust, and then putting on his best poker face to give the illusion that he might not be completely hating it.”

Sam Haysom, Mashable journalist · Mashable ↗

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Zuckerberg's awkward Guinness sip goes viral after podcast appearance
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How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articles

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    Widespread mockery and commentary across outlets and social media

    Multiple news outlets picked up the story, with commentators on X and across the internet joking about Zuckerberg's apparent discomfort and comparing it to someone pretending to enjoy their first beer. The moment became widely discussed online.

    1. 10 outlets 'Robotic' Mark Zuckerberg tries pint of Guinness and reaction gets roasted

      first by The Mirror US, 1d ago · also Dublin Live, Irish Star, Mashable, Yahoo, The Independent, NY Post +3

      10 more headlines
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    Clip of Zuckerberg's reaction goes viral with millions of views

    A 12-second video clip showing Zuckerberg's discomfort while drinking Guinness was shared online and viewed over five million times. The footage showed him sloshing the beer around his mouth and repressing visible disgust.

    “Mark Zuckerberg pretending to enjoy Guinness is my new favorite thing…”
    — Mark Malone
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    Zuckerberg drinks Guinness on 'Cheeky Pint' podcast

    Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Stripe co-founder John Collison's 'Cheeky Pint' podcast alongside Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang and drank a full pint of Guinness. His visible struggle with the drink became the focus of attention.

    1. 1 outlet The Internet Is Roasting Mark Zuckerberg For The ‘Reptilian’ Way He Drinks Guinness

      first by Delish, 2d ago

    2. 1 outlet Mark Zuckerberg fails to split the G as he has hilarious reaction to pint of Guinness

      first by Metro.co.uk, 2d ago

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  1. 2 outlets Mark Zuckerberg's Bizarre Behavior While "Pretending" To Enjoy Guinness Sparks Online Firestorm

    first by Bored Panda, 1d ago · also Yahoo Lifestyle Canada

and 1 smaller piece