'Now Millions Hate Me' — MrBeast Says Article Twisted His Words, Falsely Quoted Him as Saying 'Life's Easier When You're Broke'

Words matter—especially when you have nearly 400 million subscribers and every sentence you say can be clipped, twisted, and turned into a headline. MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, woke up to find that one of his interviews had been reduced to a quote he says he never actually said: "Life is so much easier when you're broke."

The quote made its rounds after a post from Kotaku, which slapped the line front and center on a viral article and Facebook post. Cue outrage, confusion, and a flurry of angry replies—including one vile, hate-filled message shown in a screenshot MrBeast shared on X last month.

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But here's the thing: he never said it. At least not like that.

"A news site lied and said I said ‘life is so much easier when you're broke' which I didn't say," MrBeast posted to X on March 1. "Now I'm waking up to millions of people believing the lie and hating me. Being famous is so much fun," he added, with a thumbs-up emoji so dry you could sand wood with it.

In a follow-up post that same day, he continued: "Here's what I actually said, such a shame that only a small % of the people that saw the slanderous article will see this. Sigh."

So, what did he actually say?

In the clip, MrBeast begins, "Life is so much easier…" then pauses before continuing, "Bro, if you don't travel constantly, life is so much easier." It wasn't about being broke. It was about being burnt out.

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The full interview dove into his 15-hour workdays, health struggles, and the pressure that comes with being one of the most recognizable faces on the internet. He even mentioned he has less than a million dollars in his bank account—hardly the typical millionaire mindset headline bait would suggest.

Kotaku did go back and update the headline. The article now reads: "MrBeast: Life Is ‘Easy' When You ‘Wake Up In Your Own Bed' And ‘Work 15 Hours' (Update)"—a noticeably different message.

Still, the damage had been done. The original post, amplified by Kotaku's huge reach, spread like wildfire. A flood of replies—some genuinely upset, others just trolling—rolled in before the correction.

The whole thing is a sharp reminder that when you're internet-famous, one misquote can shape public perception in seconds. And getting the truth out? That's the part that's never quite as viral.

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