Controversial influencer's bizarre claims about women in Louis Theroux doc proved wrong by viewers

Netflix viewers have savagely contradicted a number of claims made by 'extreme male influencer' Justin Waller, following his appearance in Louis Theroux's new documentary.

The construction steel company CEO is widely considered one of the online arena's most prolific and outspoken figures, having previously served as the face of Andrew and Tristan Tate's so-called online business school, The Real World.

Waller's affiliation with the brothers, however, has seen him subjected to widespread accusations of promoting toxic masculinity, as well as exploiting young fans for cash and enabling deeply misogynistic belief systems that often glorify violence against women.

One of the most scandalous segments of the show saw Theroux invited up to the rooftop of Waller's Miami apartment, where he was asked to expand on his view that feminism has had a detrimental impact on society.

"Men invest, build and maintain society. That's a fact," Waller candidly claimed, before the presenter hit back: "Don't women do that, too?"

The businessman then urged Theroux to 'look around', asking: "Can you name anything that a woman has invented or built in our plain sight?"

Believing he'd caught the journalist off-guard, Waller continued: "Nothing. Men built all these buildings - they engineered them, they designed them."

"Do we definitely know that?" Theroux queried, to which the father-of-three replied: "It is a fact, and there's nothing wrong with that. People think that we don't like women - I love women."

After the documentarian then asked Waller if he'd 'be okay with girls and women wanting to become architects, astronauts and entrepreneurs', the influencer then insisted: "Absolutely, hell yeah, if that's what they want."

Waller then added: "I think some of them do, but I think, by and large, these women are looking for husbands and want to have families."

Waller said most women would prefer a 'husband and a family' to a career (Netflix)

Unsurprisingly, Waller's drove of dubious claims about female wants and needs has since sparked widespread outrage online, with many social media users taking it upon themselves to do some research.

Taking to TikTok, one user, @maddiethebaddie, astutely pointed out that the One Thousand Museum - on top of which the documentary was being filmed - was designed by female Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid.

Another nearby building, she pointed out, The Atlantic Condominium, was exclusively represented and sold by a female Peruvian-American real estate broker, Alicia Cervera.

"That WiFi you used for your streams was also invented by a woman," Maddie added, referencing Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress also famed for inventing frequency-hopping technology that formed the basis of WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS tracking.

Waller is one of the manosphere's most prolific figures (Netflix)

She wasn't the only social media user to make the same observation, however.

Instagram lawyer Harrison James, @itshariijames online, shared a post captioned: "One uncomfortable moment in particular stood out, where full-time misogynist Justin Waller claimed women have contributed nothing to society.

"Well, to disprove the absurdity of that claim, swipe to see just a few of the women who helped shape the world we live in."

James then shared images of Lamarr, as well as girls' education advocate Malala, radioactivity founder Marie Curie, artemisinin (used to treat Malaria) founder Tu Youyou, chemist and original DNA researcher Rosalind Franklin, Olympian and indigenous rights activist Cathy Freeman, Brooklyn Bridge engineer Emily Warren Roebling, Julia Gillard, the first and only woman to serve as Australian Prime Minister, kevlar inventor (used in bulletproof vests) Stephanie Kwolek, spray-on skin (burn treatment) founder Fiona Wood, human computer and NASA mechanic Katherine Johnson.

Female Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid designed the One Thousand Museum, where the documentary was being filmed (JOCHEN LUEBKE/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)

Sexual assault activist Grace Tame also received praise for her earth-shaking contribution to society, along with 'mother of civil rights' Rosa Parks, indigenous rights activist Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, sexual consent activist Chanel Contos, Australia's longest-serving MP, Tanya Plibersek, laser cataract surgery inventor Patricia Bath, molecular biologists and lead genetics researcher Dr Rana Dajani, and indigenous human rights lawyer, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts.

Responding to the Instagram user's post that pointed out Waller's eyebrow-raising error, one person commented: "Imagine what MORE women could achieve, invent, make & build if we didn’t have to spend so much time fighting the patriarchy and changing laws for equality."

They added: "Hasn’t been very long since women were ALLOWED to have their own bank account."

Another agreed: "Love this!! Not to mention SO many things we've created/invented that were stolen, copied or bought for a small payout by a man and then passed off as their idea. Sooo much of this in history."

A third pointed out: "And we literally made every human who has ever invented anything."