Jon Jafari

Jonathan Aryan Jafari (b. 24 March 1990), better known as JonTron, is an American YouTuber known for his game reviews and comedic sketch content.
== Biography ==
=== Controversies ===
==== Anti-immigration stance ====
In May 2017 Jafari garnered controversy following airing anti-immigrant beliefs on Twitter and on a political debate steam, including statements to the effect of stating Mexicans were immigrating to the United States as part of a plot to annex American land, and that he believed wealthy Black people committed more crime than poor white people.YouTuber JonTron reveals anti-immigrant views, loses subscribers - Owen S. Good - 27 December 2021 - Polygon - Retrieved 27 December 2021 Video game developer Playtonic Games opted to remove his voice role from their upcoming video game "Yooka-Laylee" in response to the controversy.JonTron being cut from Yooka-Laylee after spouting racist views - Samit Sarkar - 23 March 2017 - Polygon - Retrieved 28 December 2021 
In response to an articleViewer discretion advised? Your child's favourite YouTuber may be posting offensive content - Jonathan Ore - 2 April 2017 - CBC News - Retrieved 28 December 2021 publishedViewer discretion advised? Your child's favourite YouTuber may be posting offensive content - CBC News @CBCNews - 2 April 2017 - Twitter - Retrieved 27 December 2021 by CBC News, Jafari jokingly replied, "I'm not even Canadian and I want a refund on those tax dollars!"I'm not even Canadian and I want a refund on those tax dollars! - JonTron @JonTronShow - 2 April 2017 - Twitter - Retrieved 28 December 2021
Jafari later appeared on a podcast with Ethan and Hila Klein, where he did not apologise but did state that he had gone into the debate unprepared. Jafari denied holding Nazi beliefs.JonTron addresses anti-immigration remarks and fallout in new interview - Julia Alexander - 5 December 2017 - YouTube - Retrieved 27 December 2021
==== Other ====
On 6 November 2020, Jafari posted veiled references on Twitter to an apparent belief that the 2020 United States presidential election was rigged by Joe Biden against Donald Trump.Anybody else a big fan of this store? - JonTron @JonTronShow - 6 November 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 28 December 2021Yes I 100% percent agree with your assessment which has nothing to do with democracies or free and fair elections - JonTron @JonTronShow - 6 November 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 28 December 2021
On 25 October 2021, Jafari drew negative attention from his Twitter followers when he commented on a controversy involving Dr. Anthony Fauci. Multiple people online saw inherent implications of anti-vaxx beliefs,JonTron Trends After Comments On Dr. Fauci Controversy - Ashley Marie - 25 October 2021 - We Got This Covered - Retrieved 25 October 2021 leading to Jafari making a statement that he was not an anti-vaxxer.Just to be clear: I’m not saying you shouldn’t get vaccinated, that should be your choice. I’m also not saying the vaccine is unsafe. I want the best for everyone, I’m just concerned that the level of conformity around public discourse has reached dangerous levels. Stay safe - JonTron @JonTronShow - 25 October 2021 - Twitter - Retrieved 25 October 2021
== Quotes ==
See Jon Jafari/Quotes.
== Links ==
* JonTron on Wikipedia
* JonTronShow on Wikitubia
==References==
Category:Real people
Category:Real YouTubers
Category:Real 1990 births
Category:Real 20th century births
Category:Real Millennials