A wannabe social media influencer went viral this week when he handed out 18-inch machetes and booze to homeless people in Austin and New Orleans in a bizarre stunt he insisted was for their benefit.
Keith Castillo — who goes by “povwolfy” — posted a video on Thanksgiving to TikTok and Instagram that garnered more than 14 million views.
“Here, want one of these?” Castillo says as he distributed the potentially deadly weapons.
“Hell yeah, man,” one man responds as he accepts the free blade.
@povwolfy
Keeping the homeless in the streets safe 💯 🙏 ♬ original sound – Wolfy
One woman asks for “one more.”
A caption reads, “Keeping the homeless in the streets,” apparently mocking the plight of those without a place to call their own.
The stainless steel Gordon-brand machetes were sti

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