TheBurntPeanut is facing backlash after a joke made during an Escape from Tarkov stream turned into a wider discussion online. The incident happened on September 1, 2026, when the streamer was looting in the game and came across an LM-KC 130 model aircraft. What followed was a short moment on stream that viewers clipped and shared, with some users on X accusing him of making light of the deaths connected to 9/11. The backlash centered around how he staged the joke inside the game. Peanut moved the small aircraft across his screen while making airplane noises. He then arranged a magazine and a bottle in his inventory so they looked like two towers. After moving the plane toward them, he shouted, “Boom! They hit the second tower! (Laughs)” The clip became the main point of criticism around the streamer’s recent comments.
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Why TheBurntPeanut’s Tarkov moment caused backlash
The joke happened while Peanut was playing Escape from Tarkov , the game that has taken up more than 58% of his streaming time so far. Around 7,000 viewers watch him on average when he plays the tactical extraction shooter.
