BTS Fans Outraged over TV News Anchor’s "Death to America" Cookie Comment

TV anchor claims that Oreo cookie collab has anti-American message during bizarre live segment

A Texas television anchor is under fire after falsely claiming during a live broadcast that limited-edition BTS-themed Oreo cookies contained an anti-American message.

BTS fans outraged over TV news anchor’s "death to America" cookie comment

James Eppler, an anchor at Gray Media-owned KJTV in Lubbock, was reading a story about the BTS-Oreo cookie collab when things presumably went off-script.

Texas anchor roasted over bizarre BTS Oreo joke

A Texas news anchor is facing some social media heat over a weird je he told about BTS, a very popular South Korean boy band. Lubbock, Texas, […]

Texas anchor roasted over bizarre BTS Oreo joke · American Wire News

A Texas news anchor is facing some social media heat over a weird joke he told about BTS, a very popular South Korean boy band. Lubbock, Texas, station KJTV anchor James Eppler and his co-anchors were on Tuesday discussing a new, limited-edition set of Oreo cookies that were released in collaboration with BTS when the joke was made. Listen: ? what about this is funny im so tired pic.twitter.com/xYGFMlasvS — ِ (@kitteewhysker) May 27, 2026 “The …

Texas news anchor under fire for bizarre ‘Death to America’ joke over BTS-themed Oreos on live TV

FOX 34 Lubbock news anchor James Eppler faces backlash after falsely claiming BTS-themed Oreos spelled out “Death to America” during a live TV segment about the K-pop group.

News Anchor Makes Bizarre 'Death To America' Joke Over BTS' Oreo Collab

Talk about a broadcast going from sweet to stale real quick -- a Texas news anchor is getting absolutely dragged online after making a bizarre comment about BTS-themed Oreos.