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Scorpion451
Since: Jan, 2013
18th Feb, 2019 11:36:52 AM
That could qualify for Poe's Law, yep.
This situation can also overlap with Blunt "Yes", Rhetorical Question Blunder, and I Was Just Joking
4tell0life4
Since: Mar, 2018
18th Feb, 2019 03:35:13 PM
May lead to My God, You Are Serious!
We can never truly eradicate the coronavirus, but we can suppress its threat like influenza
Someone implies a person they're making fun of believes an obviously ridiculous thing, only for it to be revealed that said person ACUTALLY BELIEVES that exact thing.
Edited by Bootlebat