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submitted 9 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

A few days ago I shared some news that the Eurovision song from Israel would be named "Your land is mine now" to later realize it was from an onion kind of website, lol.

I hope I'm not alone in this kind of f'up.

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[-] Thavron@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 months ago

It kinda was a big deal back then. This was the early days of mainstream internet hoaxes and a lot of people actually believed that shit (my teenage self included).

[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

a lot of people actually believed that shit

Wot. Srsly?

Wow, looks like I hit the Internet really, really early. Because by the time that stuff came out, I laughed myself silly at how ridonkulous it was.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago

Dude people fell for "grow crystals on pennies" and "cut for beiber." People are fucking dumb.

[-] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Early internet joke/hoax sight was "drill a hole in your head". pictures of people with drills in hand and bloody bandages looking all blissed out. I think it was shocking for some because the internet was so new people didn't think you just blatantly lie without a disclaimer.

[-] Thavron@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I remember that one!

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