15 Viral Images That Turned Out To Be Fake (5 of 8)

8. Bear Chasing a Cyclist

Speaking of bear hoaxes, consider this image of a fluffy boy chasing after a biker, often attributed to Yellowstone. It’s wildly shared, lightly sourced, and widely considered staged/edited. Nobody was harmed, except maybe our naive nature.

9. The Unique Black Lion

Weird animals always get the clicks, so a charcoal-black lion was destined to go viral. Real lions don’t come in Pantone “Pitch.” This one is digital wizardry, not a zoological discovery.