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Economist Justin Wolfers Swallows Fly During Live CNN Interview

8/11/2026

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Economist Justin Wolfers swallowed a fly during a live CNN interview on Aug 8 that covered Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and a July jobs report showing employers shed 23,000 jobs versus an 80,000-job gain forecast.
After he began coughing, CNN anchor Omar Jimenez kept the discussion going and joked that “Aussies love eating flies.”
Wolfers posted on X that the fly was dead and that he was no longer a vegetarian.

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Economist Justin Wolfers swallowed a fly during a live CNN interview on Aug 8 that covered Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and a July jobs report showing employers shed 23,000 jobs versus an 80,000-job gain forecast.
After he began coughing, CNN anchor Omar Jimenez kept the discussion going and joked that “Aussies love eating flies.”
Wolfers posted on X that the fly was dead and that he was no longer a vegetarian.