25 Painfully Funny Examples Of People Being Publicly Wrong
The internet is a vast treasure trove of knowledge—and a staggering amount of confident misinformation. While the wisdom of crowds can be enlightening, it’s also the source of some hilariously misguided statements. Thankfully, the subreddit Confidently Incorrect has taken on the noble mission of documenting these moments for our amusement.
From wildly inaccurate geography lessons to boldly proclaimed science “facts” that are anything but factual, this subreddit is a goldmine of hilarity and secondhand embarrassment. If you’ve ever encountered someone delivering a profoundly wrong statement with unwavering self-assurance, you’ll know just how much comedic value such moments hold.
Here’s a curated collection of gems from the Confidently Incorrect subreddit that will make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even question humanity a little.
#1 So… I Guess There Are No Real Tests For Any Illnesses At All?
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#2 Oh My Sweet Summer Child
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#3 Betty Has No Mrna
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#4 He’s One-Sixteenth Irish
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#5 Apparently Dough Doesn’t Rise
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#6 The Holy Trinity Of Trying To Teach Someone What Prefixes Are
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#7 You Are Parents Failed You?
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#8 He Really Said That With His Whole Chest
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#9 Someone Skipped Biology
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#10 Tiktok Kids These Days
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#11 On A Flat-Earth Post
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#12 Is This Really What Americans Are Like?
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#13 Georgia
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#14 5am Is 5am
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#15 Stay In School, Kids
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#16 Physical Isn’t Actually Assault
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#17 Just… No
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#18 Chihuahua’s Kill More Infants Than Pitbulls
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#19 I Don’t Think That’s How It Works
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#20 Fool Still Stubbornly Believes That Vaccines Cause Autism
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#21 Paycheck/Paycheque
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#22 Apparently We Are Not Animals
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#23 Everybody Can Run 7 Minute Miles
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#24 That’s One Way To Approach The Topic I Guess…
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#25 Comments In Response To Someone Saying That 10 Years Is 15% Of Your Life
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