I can't find literally anything online about it. Is this actually true or did some troll just post something weird for laughs?
Knowing TV Tropes this was probably a hoax.
I would say this can easily be the case considering there's no source. For some TVTropes weirdness, there IS some truth to it(even if said truth is dang near impossible to find) like Fairy Pink or Super Norbs, but here I feel like it's probably something that was there for so long that no one bothered to even question this particular inclusion.
Searching "Doug Walker dresses up as Osama Bin Laden" gave me results about Russel Brand doing that, maybe the troper used that as inspiration to drum up controversy?
Damn. Would've been as fascinating as it'd be horrible.
Even Doug wouldn't stoop that low.
If this was super early TGWTG, like way before Kickassia, maybe (like strong maybe). But I agree, it feels an oddly specific hoax and I could see why it would be convincing to the average onlooker if they hear about Doug's over the top and sketchy history.
I'd say it's not impossible it exists, but I'd like to see more reliable sources attesting to it. If it were a publicly available video, you'd think more people would bring it up.
Searching "Doug Walker dresses up as Osama Bin Laden" gave me results about Russel Brand doing that, maybe the troper used that as inspiration to drum up controversy?
Considering that some people like to make jokes on the site sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised. I mean, for all we know, TVTropes is one of those sites meant to be more comedic than say, Wikipedia, so it's probably just a dumb joke & nothing else.
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