Everyone thought it was piss funny when Sky Sports read out fake facts about Lincoln Red Imps after their historic win over Celtic.
Everyone that is except the Gibraltar club themselves.
Sky presenter Mike Wedderburn reeled off some hardly-plausible-sounding 'facts' about the European minnows which appear to have been gleaned from the infamous WeahsCousin Twitter account.
Wedderburn obviously wanted to set the scene for how much of a shock the 1-0 defeat in Brendan Rodgers' first game was.
"Apparently, Celtic's opponents play on average to a crowd of around 28 and they don't have access to their pitch on Tuesday because it's used by the local metal detecting society," Wedderburn said.
https://twitter.com/cfccod/status/753147761843896320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
They're so ridiculous that we're amazed that they made it onto a major sports TV channel without being checked, just to make sure they were accurate.
While it gave everyone a laugh, and certainly reminded us all that you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet, the Imps certainly didn't see the funny side of it as it tainted a historic night for the club.
They released a short statement on Twitter saying the 'damaging and defamatory' footage was being reviewed by the board.
https://twitter.com/LincolnRedImps/status/753232902205366272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Sky Sports did make an apology and rectified the duff information that had been broadcast. But it looks like the Gibraltar club's board may be looking to take legal action.
https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/753268714766753792
Some fans were pretty clear on which line the Red Imps should take...
https://twitter.com/DonClaneone/status/753235235295358976
https://twitter.com/johnbur46603771/status/753238459645620224
https://twitter.com/janeymac64/status/753246876493836290
https://twitter.com/manugib/status/753261749218971648
It's not the first time people have been duped by the WeahsCousin account, which makes reference to Ali Dia who seemingly hoodwinked Southampton boss Graeme Souness into signing him by claiming he was Weah's cousin.
'Quotes' from the likes of former Valencia boss Gary Neville and Newcastle player Jack Colback reeled people in, as did his
fake Harry Kane quote after the Euros which hooked Jeremy Vine.
JOE had an illuminating chat with the
man behind the spoof account to find out his motivations and his greatest work.
