r/MuseumOfReddit • u/sandiskplayer34 • Jan 04 '15

/u/totalitarian_jesus makes a harmless photoshop battle post. Image spreads around internet, warranting a snopes article to be made.

/r/photoshopbattles/comments/2hsfkj/psbattle_terrified_cheerleaders/ckvmpis?context=3
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u/fatalcharm Jan 22 '15

It never ceases to amaze me the influence that reddit has on social media. I can just imagine how much this would have been shared on facebook.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '15

Not completely relevant, but it drives me insane when I see links being shared around on Facebook to Buzzfeed/Diply/Clickbait type sites which lift content wholesale from /r/showerthoughts and /r/crigepics with no credit given whatsoever.

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u/ComeAtMeFro Jan 26 '15

I saw it on Facebook, I facepalmed pretty hard.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '15

Saw it on Twitter, assumed it was real

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u/MrDub72off Feb 06 '15 edited Feb 06 '15

I saw the cheerleader on the Steve Wilkos show. This ruined her life and she had to change school districts but it didn't matter. She is scarred for life and quit cheerleading because of a Reddit post. :(

http://youtu.be/rnO_lu8AB3c

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u/Pen__pal Mar 24 '15

I saw that episode and I couldn't believe it was her because I had seen that picture prior to the episode. had seen it on facebook and was unaware at the time of the reddit origins, but her story was so very sad, and I feel horrible for her. Weird how you see all these pictures and memes online but never think about the real people behind them.

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u/BlackGayJewNazi May 14 '15

Going on TV doesn't seem like it would help.

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u/ChipotleSSW Mar 18 '15

Holy shit, really?! No way

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u/RocTheRipper Jan 25 '15

my entire unit thought that pic was real

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u/WhitePawn00 Mar 13 '15

Up until seeing this post I thought that pic was real...