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mistakes

A tweet next to a special forces soldier

After blaming hacker for ‘Islamic State’ tweet, U.S. special forces admits it was its own screw-up

A tweet with the words 'Afghanistan' and 'Islamic State' stirred confusion online.

On Apr 26, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Tow truck driver flips car

Watch a tow truck driver screw up massively on his first day on the job

Oops.

On May 8, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

Internet Culture
mohammed anas soccer thanks wife girlfriend

In postgame interview, soccer star thanked his wife … and his girlfriend

Will this guy ever score again?

On Mar 19, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

Internet Culture

Newspaper uses the male symbol on a story about the Women’s March

Can you tell what's wrong with this image?

On Jan 5, 2017 by Jaya Saxena

IRL

6 Instagram mistakes you know you’ve made

Don't give the game away.

On Jun 28, 2015 by Shanrah Wakefield

Internet Culture

Mom fired from daycare job for Facebook post about hating kids

To be fair, the post was social media suicide.

On Apr 28, 2015 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

I accidentally befriended a bunch of tweens on Snapchat

It was a case of mistaken identity.

On Apr 6, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

IRL

21 of the weirdest ‘New York Times’ corrections this year

Nobody's perfect.

On Dec 31, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Google Maps thinks Guantánamo Bay detention camp is closed

Schrödinger's prison over here.

On Nov 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

Tech

Let’s all laugh at this guy who’s been using toilets wrong his whole life

And you thought your life was embarrassing.

On Oct 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

This 4-year-old is adorably bad at nursery rhymes

If at first you don't succeed, try the exact same thing again.

On Sep 30, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Online shopper orders walnut bread, gets entire octopus instead

Eight reasons to do your shopping IRL.

On Sep 15, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Zara pulls kids’ pajamas that look like concentration camp uniforms

How could nobody notice this?

On Aug 27, 2014 by Rob Price

Business Tech

Twitter targets wrong Suarez after World Cup biting incident

“NO SOY LUIS SUAREZ.”

On Jun 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Politician accidentally tweets photo of a comically oversized penis

While Parkinson was out on the campaign trail last Monday, the following NSFW image appeared on his feed.

On Jun 18, 2014 by EJ Dickson

Internet Culture

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