In a Nutshell: This article explores the jailing of a 30-year-old YouTuber who was judged to have crashed his light aircraft on purpose and jumped to safety in order to gain views and subscribers online. Trevor Jacob initially claimed the crash was an accident, but was forced to admit his guilt in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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How to use this source: This source relates to the idea of hyperreality, not just in terms of the extent to which we can trust online news sources (did it every really happen), but also the extent to which views and sponsorship dictate the kind of content that gets seen. 

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Key Information to include: US Attorney claimed, Jacob “planned to eject from his aircraft during the flight and video himself parachuting to the ground”; the original video (now removed) gained millions of views; he was jailed for 6 months.