Did You See the NYT Piece About the Death of Scott Adams?

Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic comic “Dilbert,” died Tuesday at 68 after an eight-month battle with prostate cancer. While much of the media treated his passing as a solemn occasion, the New York Times attacked him only hours after his death.

The New York Times libels Scott Adams hours after his death, the leader of ISIS was treated more humanely, ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!!! https://t.co/8IJPNvuti0 pic.twitter.com/AG24zgodfG
— FOOL NELSON (@FOOL_NELSON) January 13, 2026

While the article started by highlighting Adams’ beloved comic and his popularity, it quickly pivoted to controversy, portraying the “Dilbert” creator as poorly as they could.

However, "Over the years, Mr. Adams made remarks about women and Jews that brought him negative attention outside the silo of beloved cartoonist," the author of the piece wrote. "He used his podcast, 'Real Coffee With Scott Adams,' to offer free-flowing commentary on the news, a platform that led to the comic strip’s downfall. In February 2023, he was discussing a new Rasmussen Reports poll that found that only 53 percent of Black Americans agreed with the statement, 'It’s OK to be white,' a phrase that has been promoted by white supremacists, according to the Anti-Defamation League."

“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people — according to this poll, not according to me, according to the poll — that’s a hate group, and I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” he said on the podcast episode. “And I would say, based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give white people is to get the hell away from Black people.”
In the podcast, he also said that he had previously identified as Black “because I like to be on the winning team,” and that he had sought to help the Black community. But after reading about the Rasmussen poll, he said, he would “re-identify as white.”

They specifically highlighted how the controversy destroyed his career.

Mr. Adams defended himself on a subsequent podcast, saying that he was not a racist, and that he had been using hyperbole when he called Blacks a “hate group.”
He acknowledged that his comments had damaged his career. “Most of my income will be gone by next week,” he said. “My reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. You can’t come back from this, am I right?”

The Times was not the only outlet to portray Adams this way. Several people posted similar commentary on X, though many deleted their posts after fans reacted with outrage.