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SinningStromgald ,

Wait? This isn’t just an Internet joke?

bemenaker ,

It was at first. Like Qanon, it was a mockery conspiracy that became a real conspiracy.

Pons_Aelius , (edited )

Same with the modern "The earth is flat" bullshit. It started as a 4chan troll in the early '00s.

All are a weird corollary of Poe's Law:

without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.

Pons_Aelius's Corollary to Poe's Law

If you post a joke conspiracy theory, some idiot will believe it.

Fredselfish ,
@Fredselfish@lemmy.world avatar

Yep now both are real conspiracys. I literally met people who believe birds aren’t real. When try explain it was prank they double down. Same for flat earthers.

Annoyed_Crabby ,

Someone should compile a list of 4chan joke-turned-real

Blapoo ,

Did you watch the video? It’s a joke.

marcos ,

Turns out you can’t make a joke so absurd that a dozen trolls won’t pretend to believe on it, some 3 or 4 journalists won’t take it seriously for the clickbait headlines, and 1 crazy idiot won’t actually believe is true.

bionicjoey ,

That crazy idiot’s name? Rusty Shackleford.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

“Have you also downloaded the classified instruction manual for this tank from Vladimir Putin’s website the War Thunder forums, took a correspondence course in Russian, translated the manual, memorized it, and eaten it? Have you Hank? Putin?”

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