As you scroll through these funny tweets, let’s recap some of the fun things that happened this July. Perhaps the biggest event in the past month was the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It brought people from all over the world to North America, made Americans fall in love with the Scots, and exposed the U.S. for its lack of good football chants.
The World Cup also gave birth to one viral Twitter account: Freddy from Germany. The user @FreddyLA7 documented his trip to the U.S. and his thoughts on many American staples: gas stations, the American superstore, and its culture of excesses. He quickly became the favorite of many celebrities and brand accounts, as thousands of people were following Freddy’s journey and thought process on X.
However, as of today, Freddy is no longer active on X. What really happened? The person behind the account seemed to be everyone’s darling; the former NFL star JJ Watt even gifted him and his travel companions a stay at the luxurious hotel in Houston. Nevertheless, not everybody was convinced that Freddy was a real account.
Some speculated that it’s secretly an American pushing everyone’s buttons about the most obvious and ridiculous things about American culture that people call out most often. Then, after Germany unexpectedly lost and was eliminated from the World Cup, other X users found his old 2023 posts in which he was visiting the USA for “some concerts,” shattering the idea that the World Cup was the first time he had ever set foot in the U.S.
More problematic stuff about Freddy came to light, culminating in him deleting his X account. Later, on Instagram, the football fan claimed things had turned “too toxic” and that he always planned to delete the account at some point.
Freddy apparently gave an interview to the German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt, claiming to be a media management student in his 20s. Other people have also met Freddy in person, including Gordon Ramsey and country singer Ella Langley, but it was the mayor of Houston and the members of the Houston Police Department who confirmed that Freddy was indeed a real person.
Another big thing that marked this June was the scorching heatwave in Europe. While it had some devastating consequences, it also gave people a chance to hone their comedic skills by posting videos of cooking outside in the hot midday sun.
One Frenchman went viral for cooking himself a breakfast of eggs and bacon right outside his window. Another showed people how to make crepes with a pan heated by the sun on the balcony. Netizens were quick to dub these culinary inventions as “heatwave eggs” and “heatwave crepes.”
Instead of showing the pros of the heat, others chose to share tips on how to escape the scorching sun. The user @taline_mawla shared a video of Parisians lounging in their local IKEA and reveling in the magic of air conditioning. While some people called it genius and a good marketing opportunity for IKEA, others thought it was inappropriate. “That seems rude to me. It’s a business,” one commenter wrote.
What’s your favorite thing that happened this July, Pandas? Share it with us in the comments! And when you’re finished with the funniest tweets of June, be sure to check out the hilarious winners from past months: the posts from the funniest people on Twitter in May, and these hilarious tweets people posted in April.
