In a video uploaded in early December, Kjellberg promoted several small content creators on YouTube, recommending his viewers to subscribe to them. Among those creators was "E;R", whom Kjellberg highlighted for a video essay on Netflix's "Death Note". Shortly thereafter, "The Verge"s Julia Alexander said that the video in question used imagery of the Charlottesville car attack and that the channel made frequent use of racial and homophobic slurs. In December 2018, "Vox" reported that "E;R" also contained white supremacist messaging. After online criticism, he described his posting as an "oopsie" and asserted that he had posted it "recommending someone for their anime review", rather than any intention to promote anti-Semitism. Kjellberg said he was largely unaware of E;R's content apart from the "Death Note" video essay, revoked his recommendation of the channel, and edited his video to remove the reference.