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Drudge Report accidentally includes Jar Jar Binks in story on Iran threat

Hey, if the 'Star Wars' missile defense system was real...

 

David Covucci

Internet Culture

Posted on Feb 2, 2017   Updated on May 25, 2021, 2:02 am CDT

Two years ago, a theory about Jar Jar Binks being the biggest evil mastermind in the entire Star Wars universe went viral, with the whole web awed by the possibility. 

It turned out to be (most likely) bunk, but what if it wasn’t a galaxy far, far away where the aggravating Gunga was pulling the strings behind the scene? What if it was—

… GASP 

… DRUMROLL

OUR UNIVERSE!!!

That’s right. According to leading conservative rabble-rouser Matt Drudge, proprietor of Drudge Report, the Iranian missile test is spearheaded by Jar Jar. 

Well, at least according to the site’s photo for its article on the test. 

Here, we highlighted it for you.

“Weesa violated our-a nuclear agreement.”

(Sorry.)

Despite numerous outlets reporting on the Jar Jar pic, it is still up as of a press time.

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*First Published: Feb 2, 2017, 5:16 pm CST