- No, this is not a set. You're in my van right now. (laughs)
If you're a robot, please DM me and let me know.
Hello, I'm Jennelle, and I live in a van
with my pet snake Alfredo. Today, I'm gonna be watching
some of conspiracy theories about me, and I'll let you
know what I think. - (FBE) So, first of all,
Jennelle, thanks for having us over to your van.
- Thanks for coming. - (FBE) So, while we're a huge fan
of your content, there are some out there who have been questioning
your rise and have some conspiracy theories
around how you got to where you are so quickly.
So today, we're gonna run some of these theories by you
and get your thoughts. - All right. Let's dive in.
"The channel's rapid growth is all a scam due to fake bots
subscribing to it and fake views and comments."
Okay. (laughs) That's probably the number one thing,
just people in my comments like, "These are all bots!"
And I'm like, "Okay. Sure, dude." I get DMs and, like, you know,
stuff from real people. I know they're not bots. (laughs)
- (FBE) So, I'm pretty sure. - I would hope not.
Then this would be kind of like the Truman Show
and everyone's just revolving around me. (giggles)
- (FBE) So, why do you think people think this?
- I mean, just 'cause-- I think I had the fastest
growing channel for a moment. So, that's understandable
seeing hundreds of thousands of people subscribing at one time.
Like, "This just can't be real." There's more than 1.6 million people
on the Earth. I'm sure that that's possible.
- (FBE) So, obviously, this one is in reference to some thinking
that the account has a lot of views and subscribers,
because you're using fake bots to help you gain traction
with fake accounts. - Yeah. No.
Someone made a video about how much it would be
if I actually were to buy subscribers and stuff,
and it's, like, a million times more the money than what I have
in my bank account currently. (laughs)
- (FBE) So, fake bots, true or not true?
- True. I'm just kidding. (laughs) No, not true.
If you're a robot, please DM me and let me know.
"YouTube auto-subbed other channels to Jennelle's channel,
so she gained lots of subscribers."
I think this was probably what made people believe
that my channel was fake. I don't really know
how that would work. I didn't know that was a thing.
Someone made a whole video and kind of did a poll
and was like, "Were you auto-subscribed to this channel?"
And I believe 90% said no. And I think the 10%
were just trolls. (giggles) - (FBE) Some are saying
that this was all planned and very strategic
and not by accident, accusing YouTube of auto-subscribing
other channels to your channel. Basically, that would mean
that YouTube was subscribing accounts to your channel automatically
without the account owner's knowing it.
But that does not mean that they were automatically
viewing your videos. - I don't think that anyone
was auto-subbed. I think people are just trying
to campaign against me. If you were auto-subbed, unsubscribe,
dislike, leave. (laughs) That is beyond my control
if that is true. - (FBE) All right,
so YouTube auto-subbing, true or not true?
- Not true. (buzzer)
"Jennelle's channel is sponsored or promoted directly by YouTube
and/or other brands."
I frickin' wish. (laughs) I wish I was sponsored by someone.
Hey, YouTube, if you wanna sponsor me, I am willing and able. (giggles)
Yeah, no, YouTube is not working with me in any way, shape, or form.
I didn't even know that was-- I didn't know YouTube
can sponsor people. Is that a thing?
- (FBE) So, why do you think people think this?
- Just 'cause of the growth of my channel, which honestly--
Okay, YouTube posted me on their Instagram and Twitter
and their community posts, so they weren't really helping
with the conspiracies. And I was like,
"This is beyond my control." I had nothing to do with that.
(giggles) - (FBE) So, are you in tune
with this these, and you look online? - No, I'm not.
People send them to me, and I'm like, "Oh, okay."
- (FBE) Have you seen the ones where people literally pause
your videos when it's on brands like the Hydro Flask.
They were like, "See? She's sponsored by Hydro Flask."
Or like-- - I wish. Hey, Hydro Flask,
if you wanna sponsor me, I have tons of your product.
We can maybe work on something, I guess.
- (FBE) Or even people paused it while you were singing in front
of the Chase bank and were like, "Oh, she must be sponsored
by Chase." - Hey, Chase. If you wanna sponsor me,
my bank account could be a little bit better
and help me with investments. (giggles)
It wasn't intentional at all. I just... you know,
brands are part of my life, I guess. Whatever products I use, I use.
And I feel like if I was trying to promote these brands,
I wouldn't be talking about how expensive they are. (laughs)
Everything in here, paid for with my hard-earned money.
I'll look at everything and be like, "I worked five hours
for this." Everything is just sentimental
in that sense, where I worked for it. No brands sponsored me.
- (FBE) So, actually, some believe that your account is part
of an agenda that YouTube has with you and your channel,
perhaps because of the content and because it's so brand friendly.
Some believe that YouTube itself has been involved in the creation
of your channel and videos and therefore, YouTube is recommending
your channel to users more than they would
for other channels. Similarly, some are saying
that some of the brands you mention in your videos
have been sponsoring your videos despite you addressing them directly
as not an ad, which is why you're able to travel
and take breaks from work. - I am just, like--
I feel like I'm good at budgeting. So, that's how I'm able to travel.
But no, no brands are sponsoring me. I wish they were.
This build was not cheap for me. (giggles)
- (FBE) All right, so, YouTube and/or brand-sponsored,
true or not true? - Not true.
100% not true. I wish it was. (laughs)
"Jennelle is an industry plant backed by a production/media company."
That's honestly kind of flattering. A lot of people were like,
"There's no way she filmed and edited this as her first video,"
and I did. And thank you. (laughs)
I film and edit on my phone, and I'm still learning.
- (FBE) So, some were saying that you don't actually live
in this fan, that it's all staged by a production and media company
that is helping you create this content and idea,
so it isn't organic. They're saying that this is all
the work of a production and/or media company
that is backing your channel.' Some have even said that you could
be part of a Netflix campaign for a new movie or TV show.
- I mean, I'm not opposed to it. But no, no one has reached out to me
in that sense. And no, this is not a set. (giggles)
You're in my van right now. - (FBE) We can attest
that this is really where she lives.
- Yeah. It's just me, myself, and I.
I film and edit my videos myself with a little bit of help
from Alfredo. And yeah, there's no team.
I wish there was. Maybe in the future,
but not any time soon. - (FBE) Did you see why
somebody might think this? - Honestly, no.
I think that's really a stretch. They're really reaching for that one.
I mean, Netflix show? That's... way, (laughs)
way beyond me right now.
"Jennelle doesn't really live in a van,
she is only claiming she does for the views."
I understand this, because there are people
in the van life community who really just park their van
right outside their house and just use their van for content.
Unfortunately, that's not my reality. I don't have a house to just park
in front of and call home base. No, this is--
and I'm not the first person to make van life videos too.
That's also something I wanna touch on.
I'm not bringing in this new niche.
This has been around since the '70s.
I feel like I'm just in a different situation
than most, where, you know, I don't have a digital nomad job.
I have a regular job where I'm able to live
this lifestyle in California and live my best life,
and I figure that'd be helpful to some people.
Honestly, this is probably the best decision that I've made
for my early 20s. - (FBE) And to not have
to pay rent, man. - So great. So great.
- (FBE) Dreams. - Gas is... yeah. (laughs)
But not as much as rent. This has been home for a while,
will be home for a while, and whether the views are here or not,
I'll still be in this van. (laughs) - (FBE) So, the theory is
that you don't live in this fan. True or not true?
- Not true. I do live in this van. (laughs)
- (FBE) With Alfredo. - With Alfredo.
We live in this van together. He doesn't pay rent, unfortunately.
- (FBE) All right. So, that's all the theories that we have
for you today, but are there any theories that we've missed
that you might have heard around-- that's surrounding your channel
that you wanna address? - No, I think you covered all
of those, which I'm glad I was able to debunk.
Some of the conspiracies, I can kind of understand,
but I know the truth and that is that I just filmed
and edited and uploaded like everyone else,
and the algorithm frickin' loves me. (laughs) Even if I try to debunk them,
there's always gonna be people who are like, "No, it's false.
Everything you say is false and a lie,"
and I'm like, "Okay, well, leave." (giggles)
Even with the conspiracy theorists, I just wanna keep making content,
and I feel like eventually they'll realize, like, okay,
this is just her. There's only three videos.
There's only so much you can pull from it.
- (FBE) So finally, what do you wanna say to everyone who has
these theories about you and your channel?
And you can say it right to 'em. - Um...
Hey! I'm real. He's real. This van's real.
My YouTube channel is real, and I am too broke
to pay for subscribers. (giggles) I know that I don't really--
I'm not really engaging, 'cause I don't know how
to engage with you guys, 'cause I don't wanna respond
to some people and not other people. I feel like that's rude.
But I'm going to try to be more active and interactive,
and I'm so stoked that you are following our journey
in this frickin' van for some reason.
Thanks to FBE for making this video. Subscribe to my channel if you wanna
see more videos of me and Alfredo at Jennelle Eliana,
or unsubscribe if you were auto-subbed. (giggles)
Toodles.