Dumb People Embarrassingly Exposed By The Internet

The internet is filled with lies, deception and fakery. Thankfully, every now and then, vigilant internet users are able to call out the guiltiest fakers, exposing them in spectacular acts of cold, hard internet justice. Though a lot of fakery goes unchecked, it’s extremely satisfying when the perpetrators are finally caught out. There are hundreds of great examples out there but here are 20 of the greatest times people were embarrassingly exposed by the internet. Number 20, Logan Sees Colors.

In November 2016, the oldest of YouTube’s controversial Paul brothers uploaded a video of himself trying out glasses designed to rectify color blindness. But there were a few issues. First of all, the reaction was a little excessive for the small change the glasses would offer. Besides, the glasses, developed by EnChroma, never claim to cure colorblindness as Logan’s video title had suggested. They simply enhance distinction between colors the wearer can already perceive.

Secondly, Logan’s alleged color blindness wouldn’t keep him from differentiating colors on his multicolored bird, Maverick, which he claimed to see as all yellow. – Maverick is yellow. By his whole body. – Oh man. This led some to question whether Paul was colorblind at all.

Armies of internet truth-finders banded together, under the leadership of YouTubers like iDubbz and H3H3, questioning the authenticity of the video. Logan eventually released a video admitting that his reaction had been inauthentic, though he insisted that he had embellished rather than lied. – I exaggerated my reaction and the colorblindness. That’s why people thought that I was lying. However I will say this, I did not lie.

I did not lie. What I did do is embellish. There’s a big difference. Sure, Logan. Sure.

Number 19, PETA vs. Steve Irwin. There are certain international treasures whose heartwarming legacies live on after their passing. Steve Irwin is one of these. Yet, on his birthday, 13 years after his death, PETA thought it was wise to respond to a Google Doodle of him with a tweet, reminding everyone he was killed while harassing a ray.

According to PETA, he was disrespectful and frequently harassed exotic animals and their young. It didn’t take long for the people of Twitter to bring up some of PETA’s less-than-stellar history, which more than undermined their moral high ground. As it turned out, PETA once donated $70,000 to known arsonist Rodney Coronado, while, according to the Washington Post, PETA’s shelters have had kill rates as high as 90%. They kill cats and dogs by the thousand instead of finding them places to live.

Steve Irwin, on the other hand, inspired a generation of nature enthusiasts.

Wrestling crocs might not be ideal, but at least Steve didn’t euthanize 90% of them. Number 18, Chicken Goo. The internet has a vendetta against McDonald’s chicken McNuggets. The most popular posts of disgust tend to involve mechanically separated chicken, or this pink goop that emerged in 2010. Many have tried to pass the pink goo off as mechanically separated chicken paste, but one prime-cut example deviated from the more solid, soft-serve appearance for something more liquified.

As much as the individual built up the story, it was swiftly shot down as being the machine that distributes Tubby Custard from the popular children’s show, “Teletubbies”.

And while no one’s certain exactly what’s featured in the original image, it’s certainly more vibrant than real chicken goo. Though, honestly, neither are particularly appetizing. Number 17, Women: History’s Saints? On October 29, 2016, filmmaker Michael Moore took to Twitter with a very odd statement.

In an ill-thought-out attempt to support the female gender, Moore suggested that women can do no wrong. He claimed that women have had no part in atomic weapons or genocide, bear no responsibility for environmental issues, and have never participated in a school shooting. Sadly, a quick Google search could have saved him some severe embarrassment.

Twitter user baldest majamama fired back with facts about Elizabeth Graves, a woman who played a significant role in the development of nuclear weapons. She then mentioned Ceri Powell, Shell’s head of global exploration who’s responsible for helping the oil company’s expansion, which hasn’t exactly screamed environmentalism.

She also introduced Moore to Ilse Koch, a commander of the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, and Brenda Spencer, one of the first modern school shooters. Who’d have thought, women are capable of bad stuff too! It’s almost as if they’re, human? Number 16, The Impossible Model. Instagram star Amelia Liana had quite the scam going when she posted images of herself in iconic places across the world.

The Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower were among two of her hotspots, but it was her picture of the New York cityscape that started to tip her followers off.

The 2017 photo was missing the Freedom Tower, which completed construction in 2013. Liana remains insistent that her photos are shot in the location she specifies, despite being scrutinized for some of her doctored shots and obvious stock photo use. Number 15, Credit Where It’s Due. If you have even a single brain cell, you should know not to do what one of Facebook’s dimmest users did.

This clever clogs lifted a photo, likely off of a Google Image Search for “pretty flowers” and plastered it on his Facebook wall, claiming it as his own photographic genius. What he failed to notice was the “Nick Boyer Photography” watermark in the bottom right hand corner. His fellow user, however, did notice. And proceeded to call him out. Not all heroes wear capes.

Number 14, Hipster Identity. When MIT Technology Review posted a look into a 34-page research paper from Brandeis University that, when broken down, ultimately said all hipsters look alike, it received outspoken criticism from one individual. According to Gideon Lichfield, the MIT journal’s editor-in-chief, the person in question wrote in to complain that his image had been used without permission on a story that slandered him.

When Lichfield did his research, however, and reached out to Getty Images to determine if there was an issue of libel at hand, the truth emerged. The model in the photo and the man writing in were two completely different people.

The individualistic complainer wasn’t so special after all. Even to him, it turned out, hipsters do all look the same. Number 13, Pop Con. Some people tell the strangest lies to seem impressive. Sharing a story about how he swindled singer Harry Styles out of $100 while at a baseball game, this Twitter user was sure to hashtag the post “Swartwood.” Proving the users’ word was worth far less than the amount he claimed to have stolen, Harry Styles responded to the tweet, revealing he wasn’t even at the Tigers game. Number 12, Bali Bananagrams. It’s understandable to be worried if scrawled onto your banana, are the words “Help, I slave in Bali. Send help please.” But the reality is that, despite the attempts of the original poster, it was clearly not from a Bali slave.

As a Reddit user pointed out, the writing on the skin would have bruised in the time it took to come from Bali. Moreover, as the “Mouche” sticker indicates, the banana came from the El Oro province of Ecuador. Which is about 11,000 miles away. Number 11, A Real Shame. For a Facebook narcissist, having people you know in real life as Facebook friends can be a real issue.

When this user claimed men can’t be fat-shamed because unlike women, men being fat is by and large a choice, her brother chimed in with some truth bombs. Though she claimed to be genetically predisposed to being overweight, her brother publicly reminded her of the many times doctors had explained that her obesity was not related to genetics. According to her sibling, her lazy lifestyle and the body that comes with it are the only things that are by and large a choice.

Number 10, First-Class Faux-Pas. Even celebrities can be on the wrong side of internet embarrassment.

When rapper Bow Wow posted this image on his Instagram, there was no reason for his fans to question its authenticity. That is, of course, until one of his followers called him out for being next to him, in coach, on a public flight. The Snapchat made its rounds, ultimately landing on Twitter where one user found the source of the image he used, the website of a VIP transportation service in Fort Lauderdale.

Number nine, Paul’s Prices. As I’ve established, Logan Paul loves to embellish.

And what I did do is embellish. There’s a big difference. In one case, Logan went as far as $2.96 million worth of embellishment. When Logan revealed this video filmed in Dubai, titled “My new $3 million watch”, his embellishments didn’t go unnoticed.

How much is the watch? There’s a $3 million watch sitting on my wrist. As a matter of fact, he outed himself in the same video and revealed the watch he did purchase was only $40,000.

Hey, your boy just dropped 40k on a Presidential Rolex. Oh my God.

In case nobody caught his own admission, a Twitter user was sure to point out the mathematical difference. While Logan did try on a $3 million Patek Phillipe watch during the video, his shameless clickbait was blasted online. Number eight, Miracle Diet. There’s no better way to draw the quality of your sketchy diet product into question than to steal someone else’s legitimate weight loss photos. Unfortunately, this original poster’s genuine achievements were undermined by blatant lies on the part of multiple shady Instagram accounts, who re-purposed her transformation to their own nefarious needs.

Luckily, though, she had the last laugh, as her rebuttal soon went viral. Number 7, Involuntary Manspreaders. In recent years, this particular seated pose has been labeled as manspreading. Some see it as an act of male dominance, while others insist it’s a natural way to avoid (clears throat) compression. All that aside, when the person responsible for this image posted their clever caption, calling him a manspreader in recovery, they weren’t expecting to be called out.

As it turned out, the secured legs have nothing to do with manspreading.

Instead, it’s intended for people with Tourette’s Syndrome or epilepsy to keep them from kicking in the event of an episode. This proponent of social justice had just mocked a disabled person. Great job, hero. Number 6, Klan on Campus.

When this disgruntled student shared a video of an active Ku Klux Klan group in Bowling Green, Ohio, their concerns seemed genuine. But, after a brief investigation by the school, the hooded clansman turned out to be nothing more than an overly active imagination. According to a series of photos posted in response, the alleged white cloak had little to do with the KKK and more to do with protecting science equipment. Number 5, I’m Vegan. For lifestyle blogger, influencer and outspoken vegan, Yovana Mendoza, deceiving her followers was just another aspect of the job.

Unbelievably, Yovana appeared in a video on the Vegan Bean YouTube channel tucking into a plate of fish. – Freeze! Vegan police. Though her realization and feeble attempts to hide her plate were hilarious, her fans felt deeply betrayed. In response to being outed, she posted an apology video, asking for forgiveness and explaining that she planned on telling her followers about her real diet.

Unfortunately, her apology video garnered tens of thousands of dislikes and she’s since lost thousands of followers.

Number 4, Breaking Stereotypes. The internet seems unwilling to let go of the stereotype that models lack intelligence. When the Coding.engineer Instagram page posted an image of a Victoria’s Secret model touting her abilities with various programming languages, the response was that of bitter mockery and doubt.

That is, of course, until the model in question, Lindsey Scott, listed her credentials. These included work as a professional software engineer and a double-major computer science and theater degree from Amherst. Sounds pretty legit to me. Number 3, Driving Division, One Click At A Time. There are real instances of racism and concerns over blackface, and then there are people that wish to create an outcry purely for coverage.

A good example is this article by National Review, which tried to make its followers believe charcoal face masks were deemed racist by the public, especially black communities. Thousands chimed in to clear the air that the claims made in this article are simply not true and were in fact stoking the flames of division just for clicks. It goes to show, don’t get swept up in what you read online! Number 2, This is Not a Drill. To the casual eye, this image may incite some confusion.

Pair it with the attached caption, and you have the makings of a dangerous social media post.

While one individual seems to have taken the bait, believing these American children were forced into Muslim prayer, another was pretty straight forward with the truth. In states prone to tornadoes, drills are run for student safety. This prone position is common and in no way linked to Muslim prayer. Sometimes, online fakery crosses the line from funny to scary, especially when people buy it.

Number 1, Exposing Yourself to the Internet. Some people don’t need the Internet’s help.

They embarrass themselves quite easily. Take a look at this photo, do you spot anything unusual? It’s more than just a messy table.

This person is selling illegal substances on Reddit, of all places. But it gets better. Tucked underneath the desk, clear for any police officer to see, is the dealer’s ID. It’s unclear whether the 5-0 tracked this perp down, but the StupidPeople subreddit certainly did. So, which of these embarrassing exposures made you facepalm the hardest?

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