In February 2017, he tweeted an offer to pay for a journalist to visit Sweden and stay in the "crime ridden migrant suburbs" of Malmö, if they think it would be safe.[28] Many journalists took him up on the offer,[28][29] and Watson chose New York journalist and videographer Tim Pool, who was already planning a similar investigation.[30] Watson provided US$2,000 to Pool for the trip.[28][30] Tim Pool also ran a fundraiser to fund an investigation into other 'no-go zones' in other areas of Sweden and Europe.[30] The journalist's findings contradicted Watson's claims.[31]