Millions of photos get posted on the internet every single day. Some of these photos are intended to surprise, entertain, or confuse people, ultimately encouraging them to share these photos on their social media accounts. However, when a photo is super interesting, these images often go viral, racking up millions of likes, shares, and comments.

This image of the moon sitting on top of a skyscraper was widely shared on social media. The photo appears to show nature and the man-made world coming together in complete harmony. However, the photo isn’t quite what it seems.

People couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw this photo of Albert Einstein causally riding a bicycle while a bomb explodes in the background. As it turns out, the photo is fake. It’s actually a composite of two different images.

This photo shows the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India during Diwali, a religious festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists in the country. The photo shows thousands of lanterns illuminating the night sky as people below look on.

This photo of a pilot taking a selfie from the cockpit window of a plane appears to show the lengths some people would go to take the perfect photo. While there’s nothing wrong with taking a selfie, we find it hard to believe that a pilot would even think of doing this.

This photo caused a stir when it was posted online. People were impressed by how this chef skillfully moved his wok to create a perfectly-shaped wave of fried rice. This led to a trend of people attempting to recreate this photo and posting the results online.

This photo has become the subject of much discussion on the internet, with many people claiming that this image shows the making of Hollywood movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s iconic production logo. As expected, people were outraged by the movie studio’s supposed cruelty to animals.

This photo of a Space Shuttle was shared millions of times online. It shows the spacecraft breaking through a layer of clouds during liftoff. It appears as though the photo was taken by a passenger of a plane flying near the launch site.

This photo of what appears to be a black lion has been circulating online for years. The image never fails to cause a stir whenever it gets shared online, with people expressing their amazement at this unique creature.

This is another online hoax that is centered around Diwali. This satellite photo of India quickly went viral when it was first shared online. The photo supposedly shows large parts of the country lit up for the annual festival of lights.

This photo of what is said to be a rare monkey from the island nation of Madagascar off the coast of East Africa has been making the rounds online. It’s amazing to think that such adorable creatures exist in the world.

Dozens of social media users have fallen victim to this hoax. This photo supposedly shows a fluffy gray and white cat with human-like white eyebrows and a mustache. However, while the mustache pattern on the cat’s face is real, the eyebrows aren’t.

This photo, which shows a group of unlucky photographers fleeing from an aggressive bear, sure looks terrifying. However, it’s hard to believe that such a life-threatening situation would be captured on camera. As it turns out, this image is fake.

This photo that supposedly shows Venice’s famous canals completely frozen over has been circulating online for many years now. However, while this photo may look stunning, it was faked. Venice’s canals would sometimes freeze, but this is extremely rare.

This beautiful photo looks straight out of the pages of a fairy tale. Just like all fairy tales, this photo was completely made up – it was created using photo editing software. To make this image, two separate photos were spliced together.

This photo of a so-called dwarf giraffe has been shared thousands of times on social media by people thinking that it’s real. In reality, the giraffe in the photo is simply a Photoshopped version of an ordinary giraffe.

If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve likely seen this image before. It allegedly shows the first time that someone did “the dab” on camera. The men in the photo are supposedly soldiers on a ship during the First World War.

This photo of a rocky cliff face that looks like a turtle’s head has been circulating on various social media sites for quite some time now. Mother nature is indeed incredible, but unfortunately, this big turtle-like mountain doesn’t exist anywhere on this planet.

This photo showing a cyclist being chased by a bear was also widely shared on social media. People were shocked and horrified to see such a life-threatening situation caught on camera. However, the photo isn’t real.

This photo of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor has been posted and shared on social media thousands of times, but unfortunately, this one is fake. It certainly would have been amazing to see these two Hollywood icons together in the same photo, though.

This massive bovine was supposedly photographed resting on the hood of a parked car. You certainly wouldn’t want to see an animal as huge as this sitting on top of your car – just imagine all the damage that a 1,500-pound creature would cause!

If you Google the word “iceberg,” the photo below is probably one of the first images you will see when looking at the search results. This photo has been used on motivational posters for many years, as it appears to represent the saying, “tip of the iceberg.”

This star-shaped island is an absolute paradise! Seeing this picture makes you wish you were here instead, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, this photo doesn’t accurately show what this place looks like in real life. 

This viral photo of what appears to be the world’s largest cat will surely make any crazy cat lady out there green with envy. This cat looks so soft and squishy, and we just can’t help but fall in love with it!

No list of fake viral photos would be complete without the classic “shark in flood” photo. Nearly every significant flooding event has led to a deluge of fake photos that show sharks swimming around flooded city streets and freeways. 

Believe it or not, this picture has been fooling internet users since the early 2000s! The image, which shows an archaeologist unearthing a gigantic human skull and other bones, has been shared on various blogs and internet forums, with many people calling it an “important” archaeological discovery.

This photo of American media personality, socialite, entrepreneur, and DJ Paris Hilton has been circulating online for years. The photo, in which she is shown wearing a shirt that says “Stop Being Poor,” is often used as an example of her supposed insensitivity and total disdain for people who aren’t as wealthy as she is.

This photo of the New York City skyline is authentic, for the most part. The silhouette of the city’s famous skyscrapers contrasting with the night sky is real, and so are the bright lights glimmering in the background.

Many influencers are known to retouch or edit their photos before posting them on social media. Fashion and beauty blogger Amelia Liana once sparked controversy after posting this photo of herself at the Taj Mahal in the Indian city of Agra.

Lenticular clouds are stationary clouds with a lens-like appearance. These clouds are formed when stable, moist air runs perpendicular to a mountain or a range of mountains. Due to their appearance, lenticular clouds are sometimes suggested as an explanation for various UFO sightings.

This is yet another photo of sharks found swimming in an unlikely place. Unlike the previous freeway photo, this one was said to have been taken at a flooded shopping mall in Pennsylvania after Hurricane Ida hit the area in September of 2021.

This photo supposedly shows a forest full of beautiful purple trees in a remote area of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. However, this is completely false. This is a photo of the Shotover River, located in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island.

We’d understand if you laughed out loud upon seeing this photo on Tumblr, Twitter, or Reddit. To see someone perched on the receptionist’s desk like this while waiting in line at the DMV or dentist’s office seems ridiculous, doesn’t it?

This photo instantly went viral after it was posted online, as it purportedly shows a cabinet that was meticulously carved to look like it was glitching. Thousands of people shared the photo, believing it to be a perfect example of fine craftsmanship.

It’s rather amusing that a college of architecture and planning would make such a mess of their signage! This photo that shows a botched sign has been shared more than a million times on social media. However, while the photo looks authentic, it is actually an edited one.

Just like many of the photos we’ve seen so far, this one is stunning, but – as you might have already guessed – completely fake. This one is supposedly a long exposure shot of a lightning bolt hitting a tree.

This photo of a blue-colored watermelon went viral on Tumblr. The photo, which supposedly shows a rare variety of watermelon called the “moon melon,” was reblogged on the microblogging site more than a thousand times.

Since 2015, this same photo gets circulated during stormy weather in Metropolitan Sydney. The photo shows a powerful surge of water flowing from the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and into the harbor below. Some people have claimed that this photo was sent to them by a friend or family member who works near the bridge.

While it’s true that Hurricane Sandy did cause widespread flooding in New York City and other parts of the Northeastern United States, this particular image is not an actual photo from the storm. This one is from the 2004 science fiction disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal.

This viral photo is a perfect example of irony. It shows a CCTV camera placed outside George Orwell’s former London residence. Orwell is an author best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which he warns readers about the dangers of widespread surveillance of people.

This photo – which supposedly shows the number of plankton that can be found in just a single drop of seawater – has been circulating online for years. This interesting fact caused the image to go viral, with many people expressing their amazement at the workings of nature.