Chaos as shoppers clear shelves and fill BAGS with food amid fake rumours YouTuber MrBeast was set to pay for EVERYTHING
CHAOTIC scenes have erupted at a supermarket amid fake rumours a popular YouTuber would pay for everyone's shopping.
Dramatic footage shows shoppers frantically filling rubbish bags with food after rumours spread that the Mr Beast would appear at Piggly Wiggly in North Carolina, US.
The 24-year-old, whose real name is , is known as "Youtube's biggest philanthropist".
And while customers are standing in a queue, an employee of the store shares some disappointing news that Mr Beast is not going to show up.
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The employee can be heard saying: "Mr Beast is not coming today due to security issues."
While it remains unclear why the YouTuber's visit to the store was cancelled, another Youtuber shared a text allegedly from Mr Beast explaining what happened.
The message said that wanted to "discreetly pay for some people’s groceries" but the word spread that he was coming to "buy out the store".
The situation then escalated which prompted the YouTuber to cancel the visit.
In multiple videos across his channel, explains that the money he gives away helps him to continue his career and generate more views on his content.
With each donation, he gets millions of views. These views become a return investment for him, which he is then able to profit off of.