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American music critic and YouTuber. Creators On Record tracks the sourced public record around the channel.
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Anthony Fantano
@fantano · Reporting
76Editorial rating
THE TIMELINE / DATED RECORD
What happened, and when?
7documented events
Each marker is a dated, sourced event on a single timeline. The line stays flat because it is a spine, not a score: it rises and falls only where audience reaction has been separately researched. That research does not exist for this creator yet. The earlier system did infer a curve from event wording, which read subject matter as conduct, so it was withdrawn rather than patched. A flat line here means we have not published a measurement, not that nothing happened.
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THE RECEIPTS
7Documented events
07OCT 2024 · Recognition
Fantano uploaded a review for Halsey's 2024 album The Great Impersonator which he awarded a "decent 1 out of 10"
On October 29, 2024, Fantano uploaded a review for Halsey's 2024 album The Great Impersonator which he awarded a "decent 1 out of 10" and said that the second had "the worst case of 'main character syndrome' I've heard on any pop album in 2024".
Open source ↗06SEP 2022 · Milestone
Fantano uploaded a video on his second channel jokingly claiming that Drake had sent private messages to him on Instagram
On September 15, 2022, Fantano uploaded a video on his second channel jokingly claiming that Drake had sent private messages to him on Instagram, specifically recommending Fantano a vegan cookie recipe.
Open source ↗052019 · Dispute
Fantano has not posted any videos on "thatistheplan" since 2019
Fantano has not posted any videos on "thatistheplan" since 2019, with his last being a satirical video titled "Terminated" about YouTube's moderation.
Open source ↗04OCT 2017 · Dispute
An article by Ezra Marcus in The Fader accused Fantano of promoting alt-right
In October 2017, an article by Ezra Marcus in The Fader accused Fantano of promoting alt-right and anti-semitic sentiments in videos on his meme channel, "thatistheplan".
Open source ↗03OCT 2017 · Correction
Deletes a secondary channel and disputes allegations in The Fader
Deletes a secondary channel and disputes allegations in The Fader.
Open source ↗022010 · Milestone
Fantano removed older reviews
In 2010, Fantano removed older reviews that contained music clips in order to avoid violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Open source ↗01JAN 2009 · Milestone
Launches The Needle Drop video review series
Launches The Needle Drop video review series.
Open source ↗Recent uploads
Imported from the channel’s public YouTube feed.
I Ranked the Longest-Running #1 Songs of All Time
SHE SUCKS SO MUCH 😂
This Video Is About The Strokes
Kid Cudi is defending Kanye ⁉️
SHUT THE F**K UP 🙄
This Scumbag is Crashing Out