Fake History Tweets

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About

Fake History Tweets are photoshopped screenshots of tweets made to appear as if they were predicting a disaster, terrorist attack or other tragic historical event, many of which are accompanied by the message "I've got a bad feeling about tomorrow, brothers."

Origin

On May 15th, 2016, the A Wrestling Page That Doesn't Treat Itself Too Seriously Facebook^[5] page posted a photoshopped tweet attributed to wrestler Hulk Hogan with the message "I've got a bad feeling about tomorrow brothers" dated to one day prior to the September 11th, 2001 attacks (shown below). Within one year, the post received upwards of 4,400 shares, 1,900 reactions and 340 comments.

Spread

On March 27th, Redditor SoonyMoony reposted the fake Hulk Hogan tweet to /r/dankmemes,^[4] where it gathered more than 2,400 points (96% upvoted) within 48 hours. That day, Redditor Theboss12312 submitted a similar photoshopped tweet attributed to George W. Bush to /r/dankmemes^[1] (shown below).

On March 28th, Redditor Dwadjwaidj submitted a fake tweet by Columbine school shooter Eric Harris, referencing the date prior to the shooting along with the "Some of You Guys Are Alright" meme (shown below, left). That day, Redditor Kilo914 submitted a fake PewDiePie tweet screenshot with the message "These next 12 years are gonna be a blast, can't wait," with a fake date referencing the rise of Adolf Hitler (shown below, right). Within 24 hours, the post gained more than 4,000 points (94% upvoted) on /r/MemeEconomy.^[3]

Also on March 28th, Redditor kysdude posted a fake tweet by the country "Japan": , referencing the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima (shown below, left). (shown below, right). Within 24 hours, the image garnered more than 5,400 points (91% upvoted) and 70 comments on /r/MemeEconomy.^[9]