Mark Zuckerberg Perplexes Internet With July 4th Video Of Him Carrying a Flag and Riding an Electric Surfboard While John Denver Music Plays

Sarah RumpfJul 4th, 2021, 6:51 pm
 
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When you’re a billionaire, your holidays can be a little…different. That was the case for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who apparently celebrated the Fourth of July by riding around a lake on an electric hydrofoil surfboard while carrying an American flag — and he posted the video on Instagram with John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as the soundtrack.

Watch for yourself below:

 

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The reaction on Twitter went from incredulous (this reporter doubted its authenticity until seeing the video on Zuckerberg’s verified account on Instagram, which is also owned by Facebook) to amusement, plus the expected round of jokes at the CEO’s expense.

A sampling:

Hope all of you are enjoying celebrating America’s independence, with or without high-tech surfboards.

Watch the video above, via Instagram.

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Sarah Rumpf joined Mediaite in 2020 and is a Contributing Editor focusing on politics, law, and the media. A native Floridian, Sarah attended the University of Florida, graduating with a double major in Political Science and German, and earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the UF College of Law. Sarah's writing has been featured at National Review, The Daily Beast, Reason, Law&Crime, Independent Journal Review, Texas Monthly, The Capitolist, Breitbart Texas, Townhall, RedState, The Orlando Sentinel, and the Austin-American Statesman, and her political commentary has led to appearances on television, radio, and podcast programs across the globe. Follow Sarah on Threads, Twitter, and Bluesky.