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10 Photos and Videos From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine That Are Actually Fake

Even video game footage is going viral during Russia's invasion.

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 24

Viral Video Shows Hong Kong Police Shooting Teen Protester in the Chest

Hong Kong Police shot a teen protester in the chest with live ammunition this morning, according to reports from journalists on the ground and a video that has gone viral on Facebook and Twitter. Video of the incident shows a Hong Kong police officer charging a crowd of protesters with his gun before firing a…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 1

Cop in Viral Video Acquitted of Assault Charge That Attorney Calls a ‘Facebook Misdemeanor’

Former Miami police officer Mario Figueroa was acquitted of assault yesterday despite a viral video that appeared to show the officer kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head. Figueroa’s attorney argued that the attention around the case made this a “Facebook misdemeanor.” The incident happened in May 2018 after 31-year-old David Suazo stole a Jeep,…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 25

Homeless Man Shaving on Train Goes Viral Because Humans Are Terrible and Social Media Was a Mistake

The world is a cruel place. And nobody knows that better than Anthony Torres, a 56-year-old man in New York who was recently the butt of jokes when a video of him shaving on a train went viral. Torres talked with the Associated Press and explained that he doesn’t have a home right now and…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 18

That Viral Video of a Robot Violently Throwing a Basketball Is Totally Fake

Have you seen this GIF of a humanoid robot in a lab? It shows an inventor gently tossing a basketball at his robot. The inventor excitedly turns to the camera only to have the robot throw the ball back and hit him in the face. The GIF has gone viral recently, but it’s totally fake.…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 18

That Viral Video of a Hawk Throwing a Snake Is Totally Fake

Have you seen this video of a hawk crashing a picnic in Australia? The bird picks up a snake and tosses it at some people minding their own business. The poor folks then run off in horror. The video has gone viral, with nearly 1 million views in the past day. But it’s totally fake.…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 1

X-Men: Apocalypse Gets A Fun Viral Video With a Conspiracy Theory Theme

The titular villain of X-Men: Apocalypse is terrifying because of his history. If the stories are true, he was the first mutant and has been around for generations. Well, now a new viral video dives into that backstory with a familiar-feeling, late-night TV vibe. Check it out. Yes, that’s George Takei doing the voice. And…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 18

Aquarium Insists This Wily Octopus Wasn’t Trying To Escape Its Tank

It sure looks like this octopus at the Seattle Aquarium is attempting to flee to freedom before being caught in the act. Or, in the observant words of the person behind the camera, “He’s like … aww man, they got me!” Alas, that may not be what was really happening. Seattle Aquarium staff have another…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 5

Italian neuroscientists launch a “telepathy” advertising firm

It was only a matter of time before neuromarketing and psychographics got together and spawned this insane business idea. Telepathy Advertising promises to deliver ads right to your mind. The first-of-its-kind Italian agency explains its mission: Telepathy Advertising is the first communication agency skilled on extrasensorial messages transmission. Telepathy meets neuromarketing to reach consumers’ mind…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 18

This Has Got to be the Worst Commercial Sell Out of a Viral Video Ever

When Charlie bit his brother’s finger in 2007, the entire Internet fell in love. It’s one of the most popular YouTube videos ever at nearly 500 million views and those adorable little boys could do no wrong. Until, well now. Five years later it looks like the family has teamed up with Ragu to slang…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 16

Does this Fringe Comic-Con video contain a clue about what happened to Peter?

Ever since the end of Fringe season three, we’ve been wondering what’s up with Peter Bishop. Does this video which played at the show’s Comic-Con panel give a hint? Spoilers ahead… And at the Fringe pressrooms last weekend, the producers started to say we should be wondering what character Joshua Jackson is playing this fall…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 26

Neill Blomkamp is looking for a few good bioengineers for his movie Elysium

Very little is known about Neill Blomkamp’s new picture Elysium but a pack of clever Comic-Conners just unveiled his latest viral for the scifi flick starring Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, and Sharlto Copley. Watch the viral ad for folks who want to play God! ComingSoon unearthed this poster which takes the viewer to a website…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 21

Man hands ape an AK-47. Hilarity and/or death ensues!

Here’s an exclusive first look at the latest Planet of the Apes viral video. It’s a pretty fantastic “uncovered scientific study” of a chimp shooting an AK-47 at a pack of idiotic dudes. Never give a monkey a loaded gun! We’ve attached the earlier Rise of the Planet of the Apes viral vids that are…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 6

The scientific reason why the honey badger doesn’t have to give a s**t

This National Geographic honey badger video, with a hilarious voiceover from “Randall,” went viral a few months ago. Seriously, though, why can the honey badger wake up from a cobra bite and be on his merry way? And why can it get stung repeatedly by a swarm of bees and “not give a shit?” It’s…

io9 Kristen Philipkoski May 25

When a viral video is more awesome than the movie it’s promoting

This short, stark video of a strange creature washed up on the beach at Bournemouth was released last month on YouTube. Just check it out. You will be consumed with curiosity and want to know more about WTF is happening. But then, when the makers of this viral video revealed more about their movie The…

Movies Annalee Newitz Apr 3

The Times Square Screen Hijacking Clip Was Just the Product of a New Viral Video Factory

Remember that video from earlier this week showing the guy hijacking Times Square screens with a homemade “video repeater?” Or that one from a little earlier in which a guy got his dome shaved clean by an automated shaving helmet? They’re both fake. No surprise there. But what is surprising is that they’re both professionally…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 17

Is there a time traveler in this video from 1928?

Could this woman in the background at a Charlie Chaplin movie premiere in 1928 be a time traveler barking into a cell phone that’s on the cross-temporal 12G network? A few days ago, Irish filmmaker George Clarke announced he’d discovered the time traveler – a woman who appears to be talking to her cell phone…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 27

Hyperintelligent Ants Stage A Protest Of Insecticides

Crazy Brazilian pranksters managed to get a colony of real ants to carry tiny protest signs in a demonstration against the insecticide Baygon. Need I say that I welcome our new insect overlords?

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 16

The 3D Hilarity Lurking Behind Classical Masterpieces

Classical artworks might seem boring, but applying the 3D treatment reveals some highly comical surprises behind the frame. Give it some time—the good stuff starts about 30 seconds in. I know, I know, this is just a viral video from Samsung to push their 3D LED TV technology. So sue me! It’s still funny. And…

Gadgets Brian Barrett Apr 13

A Realtime Recreation of the Plane Crash in Lost

A detail-oriented fan has recreated all the events surrounding the plane crash that inaugurated the hallucinatory castaway series Lost. And they’ve done it 24-style, with those ticking numbers, which looks seriously cool. And actually explains a lot! [via SciFi Wire]

Television Annalee Newitz Jan 22

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10 Photos and Videos From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine That Are Actually Fake

Viral Video Shows Hong Kong Police Shooting Teen Protester in the Chest

Cop in Viral Video Acquitted of Assault Charge That Attorney Calls a ‘Facebook Misdemeanor’

Homeless Man Shaving on Train Goes Viral Because Humans Are Terrible and Social Media Was a Mistake

That Viral Video of a Robot Violently Throwing a Basketball Is Totally Fake

That Viral Video of a Hawk Throwing a Snake Is Totally Fake

X-Men: Apocalypse Gets A Fun Viral Video With a Conspiracy Theory Theme

Aquarium Insists This Wily Octopus Wasn’t Trying To Escape Its Tank

Italian neuroscientists launch a “telepathy” advertising firm

This Has Got to be the Worst Commercial Sell Out of a Viral Video Ever

Does this Fringe Comic-Con video contain a clue about what happened to Peter?

Neill Blomkamp is looking for a few good bioengineers for his movie Elysium

Man hands ape an AK-47. Hilarity and/or death ensues!

The scientific reason why the honey badger doesn’t have to give a s**t

When a viral video is more awesome than the movie it’s promoting

The Times Square Screen Hijacking Clip Was Just the Product of a New Viral Video Factory

Is there a time traveler in this video from 1928?

Hyperintelligent Ants Stage A Protest Of Insecticides

The 3D Hilarity Lurking Behind Classical Masterpieces

A Realtime Recreation of the Plane Crash in Lost

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