Dave leaves son's channel

Dave says he won't appear on his son's YouTube channel anymore after claiming it wasn't fair to 'hijack' his son's channel.

“Mighty Mike Plays is his channel, and he wants to keep it that way”

New coffee channel launches

Dave launched Coffee Time With Dave YouTube channel with three videos reuploaded from his son's channel.

Dave claims son spent $118k

Dave said his nine-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads using his company credit card, leading to his job loss.

Skepticism grows

Skepticism grew after Dave launched AI-designed merch priced up to $97, including a '118K' shirt, and threatened libel lawsuits.

Dave walks back job claim

Dave walked back his claim that he'd been fired and issued refunds for AI merch after skepticism grew.