Geese respond to ‘psyop’ allegations: “Just come to the show, and fucking tell me how many bots you see”

Geese have responded to claims that they are a “psyop”, sharing that people should “just come to the show and fucking tell them how many bots you see”. READ MORE: Geese live at Reading Festival 2026: an apocalyptic show amid a biblical downpour The rumours suggested that the band’s rapid rise in popularity over the past couple of years could be disingenuous, as a result of them allegedly having a huge marketing campaign planned out. Rumours about them being an “industry plant” can be traced back over the past year, and include people sharing comments on TikTok and X/Twitter, claiming that their viral fame and their fan base could be simply chalked up to digital strategies. Wired then shared a piece with the headline “The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop”, digging into the claims made by some people online and explaining how “their explosion onto the scene, seemingly out of nowhere, led to an inevitable backlash.” In the piece, cofounders of digital marketing company Chaotic Good Projects explained how their viral marketing methods work to help artists gain more momentum online. This, they shared, is by creating networks of social media pages, and using them to dri...