Claim:
Internet celebrity the "Hawk Tuah girl" was fired from a preschool teaching job after a video of her went viral online.
Rating:
Labeled Satire ( About this rating? )
On June 21, 2024, the Facebook page Tippah County Tribune published a post positing a social media celebrity known as the "Hawk Tuah girl" was fired from her job as a preschool teacher after a video of her risqué relationship advice went viral online.
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During a street interview in Nashville with YouTubers Tim & Dee TV, the girl — widely reported as being named Hailey Welch, although this had not been officially confirmed at the time of this writing — was asked: "What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?"
Mimicking spitting on her partner's private parts, she jokingly replied: "Ahh you've got to give it that hawk tuah and spit on that thang. You get me?"
The clip became an instant meme and spread like wildfire across social media.
Tippah County Tribune (TCT) responded by saying a 23-year-old girl named Hailey Wellington was forced to resign from her position at "Epstein Day School" because children who saw the video were "spitting on each other" after hearing the "teacher" say "spit on that thang" online.
TCT quoted the school's director Carla Reed as saying students "really look up to her as a role model and imitate the things that she does," and that they "love Hailey but unfortunately we cannot allow this type of behavior from one of our very own faculty members."
The Facebook page, whose post had amassed more than 47,000 interactions at the time of this writing, then quoted the Hawk Tuah girl as saying:
I love those kids and they mean the world to me. It is not fair that I am forced to resign from my job because of a matter that occurred during my own personal free time away from school. What I said during that interview was based on my own personal thoughts. I was giving good advice to those who might want to have a little fun. I have the right to share my life experiences if I choose to do so. It has nothing to do with the kind of teacher I am for my kids. It is outright discrimination and I plan to seek retribution against the preschool.
TCT's claim likewise went viral, with social media users across multiple platforms echoing the rumor that she was fired from her job as a preschool teacher. Examples appeared in numerous Facebook posts and in masses of X posts , where one user wrote: "I hope she puts the school district into bankruptcy with her lawsuit."
Another claimed the girl was "currently is the process of fundraising to hire an attorney."
TikTok users also repeated the claim in multiple videos .
However, TCT's post was not meant to be taken seriously. The Facebook page described its output as being satirical in nature, as follows:
Tippah County's #1 Publication For Satirical Laughs.
TCT's Facebook cover photo also called the page Tippah County's number one publication for satirical laughs.
The page later posted two other satirical updates on Hawk Tuah girl.
Tim & Dee TV posted several versions of the original video on YouTube , Instagram and TikTok .
For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
Sources:
Facebook . https://www.facebook.com/tippahcountytribune/posts/pfbid0YuWWL6VhBDuBTHLLPsGFmo3c2Kw7fxqFAmXoYYvJgk9kkkVHuPLjEjBv5oXqPGDJl . Accessed 26 June 2024.
Hailey Welch - Google Search . https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=38f61a096ba32030&q=hailey+welch&tbm=nws&source=lnms&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J5MIFhvnvU242yFxzEEp3BeeRDeomFf8DkO7myIzvXpiBdfFz5h2ZV6WyoEoFhsRKWC0YT2o6yqVxHd61A8_1N098RlRDpMO5EZzCP0tBSyHH9FLkWPP8nkOK4XpicPt6rQZqfVIamI-H-qcjl9VxJ3X7AvL&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj53t3FvfmGAxXxWEEAHeA7COkQ0pQJegQIEhAB&biw=1280&bih=593&dpr=1.5 . Accessed 26 June 2024.
Instagram . https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC8Uyi3kJDRB%2F&is_from_rle . Accessed 26 June 2024.
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TikTok - Make Your Day . https://www.tiktok.com/@dmarloww/video/7379047990247296287 . Accessed 26 June 2024.
Tim & Dee TV. Hawk Tuah Girl Original Video . 2024. YouTube , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7tydu_erZo .
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