Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Sheriff's Deputy Asking Purple-Haired Woman 'Does the Carpet Match the Curtains?'

Staged

Did a viral clip show a real sheriff's deputy asking a purple-haired woman "Does the carpet match the curtains?" No, that's not true: The man in the video was a YouTuber who hires paid actors to produce law-enforcement-themed videos. An organization representing real law enforcement officers has declared the YouTube channel fake.

The claim originated from a video (archived here) published on YouTube on August 3, 2025. At the 6:45 mark, a man in a uniform asks a purple-haired woman a question that uses a slang expression that refers to the color of a person's pubic hair:

Does the carpet match the curtains?

This is what the video looked like on YouTube at the time of writing:

(Source: screenshot of the Patty Mayo account on YouTube.com)

The clip was published by Patty Mayo's account, whose self-description identifies him as a "youtuber since 2017" and "creator" of "Southland Bounty Hunters" -- the series described (archived here) on IMDb as "improv faux reality Bounty Hunter show":

(Source: screenshot of the Patty Mayo account on YouTube.com)

The video reviewed in this article briefly showed a banner suggesting it's part of the Southland Bounty Hunters series:

(Source: screenshot of the Patty Mayo account on YouTube.com)

The description of the clip explicitly referred to it as a staged production:

This show contains scenes of dramatized engagements.

(Source: screenshot of the Patty Mayo account on YouTube.com)

The Oregon State Sheriffs' Association (archived here), which is a registered nonprofit (archived here) representing local law enforcement, earlier addressed Mayo's videos in a statement (archived here) that opens:

YouTuber Patty Mayo Is Not Affiliated With Oregon Sheriff's Offices.