Joe Rogan Experience #2575 - Sam Tallent · Aired Nov 3, 2026
Claim summary · not a verbatim quotation
The Japanese fiction novel Butter is about women who eat each other.
The finding
What remains unresolved
The novel 'Butter' by Asako Yuzuki is based on the true story of a serial killer, but the narrative focuses on a woman convicted of poisoning men with butter, rather than cannibalism. Confirming the precise plot requires comparing the book's contents to the claim, as the description provided does not align with the widely reported premise of the novel.
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Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that the Japanese fiction novel Butter is about women who eat each other?
We can't say yet. The novel 'Butter' by Asako Yuzuki is based on the true story of a serial killer, but the narrative focuses on a woman convicted of poisoning men with butter, rather than cannibalism. Sam Tallent said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2575 - Sam Tallent, aired Nov 3, 2026, at 1:23:33. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. No supporting source was captured, so don't treat this as a sourced conclusion.
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