Warning: I spent a whole week trying to prove a celeb was using a body double, and my evidence was a potato

Last Tuesday, I was convinced a major actor used a stand-in for a car scene because the ear shape looked off in a blurry paparazzi shot from Miami. After analyzing it for hours, I realized the 'ear' was actually a weird smudge on the camera lens, and my 'proof' was a screenshot that looked like a baked potato. Has anyone else gone way too deep on a piece of gossip that completely fell apart under basic scrutiny?

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the_claire2d ago

Ever try to fact check yourself before going all in? I made a rule to sleep on it and check the source in the morning, saved me from looking nuts a few times.

adam_baker2d ago

But sometimes the fun is in the wild guess. Not everything online needs a fact check, just a sense of humor.

corah752d ago

My husband still laughs about the time I almost posted that eagles can swim.