YouTuber Pirate Software responds to claims of 'faking' his Twitch hype train

Pirate Software, whose real name is Jason Thor Hall, set a new Twitch Hype Train record by reaching level 106 in April 2024.

Over a year later, in July 2025, Thor has been accused of associating with a moderator named Khronos to sustain the Hype Train on Twitch using donations, Sportskeeda reported recently.

Amid the major allegations, Pirate Software replied to netizens to set things straight and clarify the actual facts on the X (formerly X) platform.

Pirate Software clarified the allegations of misleading his Twitch hype train

Last year, Jason achieved this significant feat on Twitch with over 54,000 gifted subs and more than 8 million Bits, according to a Sportskeeda report from last year. However, he recently received backlash for allegedly faking the impressive stats through donations, which he refuted.

Nope.

Khronos used his own money to do this and asked if it was ok to do so. He wasn't paid for this or told to do it either.

He's a grown ass man and can spend his money in whatever way he chooses. You can hate me all you like but going after my staff is shit tier behavior.

— Pirate Software (@PirateSoftware) July 21, 2025

On June 19, 2025, X user @Broseska shared a screenshot of a Discord conversation between Pirate Software and his moderator, Khronos, prompting a major uproar of claims accusing him. 

The netizen captioned the Discord chat on X, as Dexerto reported,

"So it turns out that @PirateSoftware got his moderators to keep his hype train going by having them gift subs and gift bits when he broke the hype train record. Cool."

The alleged leaked Discord messages also raised questions about the authenticity of the viral achievement. To put an end to the claims against him circulating on social media platforms, Pirate Software responded to the now-viral tweet, explaining, 

"Nope. Khronos used his own money to do this and asked if it was ok to do so.  He wasn't paid for this or told to do it either."

Thor reflected on how Khronos spent his money, further adding,

"He's a grown ass man and can spend his money in whatever way he chooses. You can hate me all you like but going after my staff is s*it tier behavior."

This is something I talk about with the community all the time. If you purchase 25,000 bits around 82% of your purchase ends up making it to the streamer and as such pushes the hype train more.

It's not secret info.
It's basic math.

He wanted to push the train so I let him…

— Pirate Software (@PirateSoftware) July 21, 2025

Another X user @NoahDevpr joined in between the online conversation and replied to Pirate Software and @Broseska, pointing out,

"QQ, Did the %82 apply to your perspective instead of Kronos's in this conversation then? Confused by the wording if not."

Jason explained the confusion and showed the calculations, disclosing,

"This is something I talk about with the community all the time. If you purchase 25,000 bits around 82% of your purchase ends up making it to the streamer and as such pushes the hype train more. It'a not secret info. It's basic math."

To conclude his response, Pirate Software also noted,

"He wanted to push the train so I let him know, as I always let everyone know, the best way to do so. At the end of the day it's his money. Nobody was told to do anything and he's his own man and can do what he wants."

Thor often makes headlines for his comments on trending ideas, particularly the Stop Killing Games movement. He criticized the initiative for applying broadly to all games. In an elaborate video, he also highlighted issues such as server dependencies,  licensing restrictions, disincentivizing studios, and financial unsustainability.

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