Company Reveals That Some of the Most Popular Viral Videos Are Fakes

By Kevin Eck 

You might not have heard of The Woolshed Company, but you’ve probably seen their work.

The video below tells the story of the company’s two year experiment to make eight fake videos to “explore the phenomenon of ‘viral videos and shareable content.” You might recognize a few. Maybe you reported on them.

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If anyone was wondering if that video of the lion getting revenge on the hunter is fake, you now have your answer.

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