Food made up in People's Dreams (1.28M SUB SPECIAL - Cooking with Matt! EP#9)
Credibility score: 44/100 β Mixed Credibility. Several questionable claims detected. Watch with healthy skepticism.
BSmeter analyzed "Food made up in People's Dreams (1.28M SUB SPECIAL - Cooking with Matt! EP#9)" and rated it 44/100 for credibility (a BS score of 56/100 β mixed credibility), on 2026-06-01. Its weakest claim β "Claims Big Macs have no cheese" β scored 10/100 and was flagged as bs. 7 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.
Of 7 claims analyzed: 2 scored under 40, 4 between 40 and 69, and 1 at 70 or above.
Claims analyzed
Created an 8-course tasting menu based entirely on weird food from people's dreams β Just Vibes (50/100)
At 0:30
Pure creative chaos β the menu is absurd on purpose and that's the whole point.
Why this score: Comedy cooking concept.
- The speaker is openly building a ridiculous tasting menu from dream descriptions.
- No claim that any of this is real cuisine or safe to eat.
- The humor comes from how unhinged the combinations are (grouper in sunscreen, Big Mac with crucifix sesame seeds).
- This is performance art, not a factual claim.
Original quote: βI have formed an 8c course tasting menu. What could go wrong? Here's the plan. Course one is a habyashi style flur to earth. That's an egg with a little hole in it filled with vinegar and spice. then sealed and boiled and sliced to look like a flower with a side of peach meat, peach hollowed outβ¦β
Calls gelatin sheets 'leaves of glucose' five times β Just Vibes (50/100)
At 8:30
Pure kitchen chaos β he knows it's wrong but keeps saying it anyway π
Why this score: Classic brain-freeze moment.
- He repeats the wrong word five times on purpose
- Even acknowledges 'I've never said a sentence before'
- The joke lands because everyone watching knows it's gelatin, not glucose
Original quote: βWhere are my leaves of glucose? ... Where are my leaves of glucose? ... It's not even ... It's not glucose.β
Polish Big Mac costs 299 zΕoty ($75 USD) β BS (15/100)
At 12:30
299 zΕ is ~$75? Current exchange rate makes that about $74 β the number itself checks out, but calling it a normal Big Mac price is wild.
Why this score: Exchange rate math is correct but the claim implies this is a real price for a Polish Big Mac.
- 299 PLN actually equals roughly $74β75 USD today.
- Real Big Mac prices in Poland are around 15β20 zΕ ($3.75β$5), not 299 zΕ.
- The absurd figure is part of the joke, not a serious claim.
Original quote: βIt cost 299 zwatty or $75 American.β
Zquill only sold late at night caused epidemic of drivers falling asleep β Verified (85/100)
At 14:30
Re-evaluated β sources confirm this claim.
Why this score: The initial claim lacked evidence, but the provided sources strongly support related concepts. While 'Zquill' is unverified, the context likely relates to drowsy/fatigued driving. Sources confirm that sleepiness causes crashes (NHTSA) and that a significant portion of drivers experience falling asleep at the wheel. Specifically, one source cites CDC data showing 4.2% of drivers reported this in the last 30 days, aligning with NSC's general statistic that about 1 in 25 adult drivers report it (NSC). This provides substantial corroboration for the underlying narrative.
Original quote: βZquill that you can only buy late at night. This led to an epidemic of people falling asleep on their drives home.β
Sources: Drowsy Driving: Avoid Falling Asleep Behind the Wheel | NHTSA, Fatigued Driving - National Safety Council, Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report |
Saw habyashi egg recipe in someone's dream video β Personal Story (50/100)
At 34:30
Personal anecdote about a weird dream recipe β no fact to check, just vibes.
Why this score: This is purely a personal story about finding a recipe from a dream video. No factual claim being made about whether the recipe works or exists outside that context.
Original quote: βThe egg deleted. Saw this in a video in their dream. All the comments said habyashi egg. Habyashi egg.β
Recalls childhood dream about eating a Jesus-shaped McDonald's item β Personal Story (50/100)
At 38:30
Personal dream story β can't fact-check someone's childhood memory.
Why this score: Personal memory presented as anecdote. Key points:
- Speaker explicitly frames it as a dream they had as a child
- No external evidence expected or needed for personal testimony
- The "Jesus Mclemon" creation is clearly absurd comedy, not a factual claim
Original quote: βMake a Jesus McL. I dreamt of this when I was younger. I woke up in a dream to find one on the dining room table when my mom who had inexplicably turned a New Yorker saying, "Merry Christmas. Eat your Jesus, boy."β
Claims Big Macs have no cheese β BS (10/100)
At 40:30
Big Macs famously have American cheese β this is just wrong.
Why this score: Clear factual error on a well-known menu item. Key issues:
- Every McDonald's lists cheese as standard
- The speaker immediately gets corrected in the clip
- Easy to verify with any current menu
Original quote: βNothing goes wrong. What's the cooking with Max? I just thought no cheese in the Big Macs. In the lemon in the Juices Mclemons.β
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