We’ve always had viral content in our lives, but back in the day many of stories would have been considered nothing but gossip, and just like gossip viral stories rarely get properly researched before being shared online.
Internet sites have almost made an art of releasing fake or totally untrue news stories, and even though the story went viral when released the follow-up admission that the story was a fake rarely gets as many hits.
Cracked has put together a collection of 7 Fake Viral Photos You Probably Thought Were Real which includes the truth about the square dog grooming trend in Japan, the #holdacokewithyourboobs ridiculousness, and more! (Contains NSFW language)