Well, I will say one thing for them, even though my first glance of this would be "This is what this nation has to deal with with MAGA.", it certainly does fall under the purview of this website.
That said, a YouTube video I was presented with this morning basically lays a charge which would not only end the Nielsen company for massive orchestrated fraud, it might finally break the national chokehold of the National Religion, because, if the Nielsen company did as this video charges, the Nielsen company would be exposed as being "on the take" with at least the NFL, if not far more companies.
Not only that, but the numbers would be utterly devastating, and many advertisers would be left asking a LOT of questions.
So here's the video:
Sure. They were lying about the game. 29% less viewership than last year. And more ditched af halftime. Nielsen fessed up and you can check the Samba or Luminate data. Look up Forbes. They concur with VR. https://t.co/c3SINCTHGW
— Istaphobos (@IstaPhobos) February 12, 2026
The level of MAGA victory alleged by this video, using Forbes, Samba, Luminate, or whatever other numbers you would have would be devastating.
Istaphobos did the work for me on the key number I was looking for, but the charge is basically that they overreported the game ratings by over a quarter. At that point, almost 40% of the viewers left for Terrorist Point USA. Istaphobos, in another post, actually claims the walkaway rate was over 50%.
But let's go with the 38% walkaway rate alleged, use the numbers at least from last year's game numbers, and show how devastating this charge is, and what could probably result:
Nielsen alleges 127.7 million watched last year's Super Bowl.
If this is the case, and Istaphobos' claims as to the success of the MAGA/Terrorist Point boycott are valid, this would mean that the number of people actually watching the Super Bowl itself would be (and this is if you believe last year's Nielsen number -- which you then CAN'T!) only 90.7M.
That's for starters, then we get to the main event.
If, from that number, you then have a 38% (and I'm using the conservative number, pardon the pun -- Istaphobos claims the walkaway was half, if not more) walkaway rate, then Bad Bunny, et. al. would have performed in front of only 56.2 million viewers.
So, (bolding for emphasis so that if someone doesn't want to read my supporting claptrap, he or she can at least get to the money numbers here) for comparison (and, again, this is using numbers from LIX which would then be almost-instantly discredited!):
Game: Nielsen: 124.9 million Samba/Luminate/Forbes alleged: 90.7 million.
That would be an overreport of 34.2 million viewers, or an overreport of 27.3% -- on the game.
Halftime: Nielsen: 128.2 million Samba/Luminate/Forbes alleged: 56.2 million viewers...
... a staggering overreport of SEVENTY-TWO MILLION VIEWERS, or 56.1%!
I have already told Interphos that the person needs to be in contact with relevant lawyers. The level of fraud being alleged here would kill Nielsen. It would end the company.
Every company who paid a reported $8-10 million for 30 seconds would be left scratching their heads -- including, almost certainly, companies who laid their entire corporate futures on the line for the 30 seconds (which we know has happened in past Super Bowls).
This might finally break the chokehold that The National Religion of Football would have on the nation, because it would expose a deliberate conspiracy between the NFL and relevant companies.
I have little doubt that the numbers could well be somewhat cooked -- but to this extent? 27% overreport on the game, 56% on the halftime?
And the discrediting wouldn't end there. It would raise an even bigger question: How much does the NFL pay on a weekly basis to cook the books on the ratings it reports week to week?
Someone needs to contact lawyers with this information. NOW.
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