25 Times People Tried To Correct Someone Online And Failed Miserably

The confidence is as astounding as they are wrong

Kylin

• Published in Funny
• August 28, 2022

The internet is a wild place, bringing together people from literally all over the world, from all walks of life. For the most part, folks usually frequent forums and other social media groups that align with their own interests and morals.

For as much as people tend to stick to the comfort of like-mindedness, there’s still no shortage of interactions between opposing opinions in the comments section or popular forums. And hoo-boy, do people love sharing their opinions, even if their opinion is incorrect or a heaping pile of flaming poo, they act as if their opinions are fact.

A lot of people tend to double down on their bad takes when they’re told they're wrong, either due to ego or ignorance. These terrible takes maybe eventually find themselves shared on a Reddit community dedicated to those who are confidently incorrect, aptly named, r/confidentlyincorrect.

Described as a place “For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer,” users share comments or exchanges caught in the wild of people being confidently wrong. Our particular favorites are when people (incorrectly) try to correct someone else.

So we collected 25 top moments where someone was called out for being incorrect, only to be the one who was wrong. Keep scrolling for a cringe and chuckle.

1. So eager to be discriminated against

2. Virtue signaling turned accidental racism...

3. Leap year still wouldn't explain it

4. What does Laurie think DNA tests do?

5. That escalated quickly

6. Hooray for U.S. public education

7. The education system has failed ya'll

8. Geography seems to be hard for a lot of people

9. No words

10. Broccollie

11. At least they knew it was in Rio

12. Okay but ...

13. A vibrating rolling pin

14. Basic Math

15. Forever calling them sawhorses in past tense now

16. Larry would be the sort of person not to recognize Clark Kent as Superman because of the glasses

17. That's exactly what it does

18. Trees don't produce oxygen apparently

19. Both comments are completely misinformed

20. Bible-splaining the Pope

21. Correcting an "Author"

22. Their, there, they’re, there’re

23. That's not how math works

24. That's not how hormones work

25. We got a history buff on our hands

Have you ever experienced the face-burning embarrassment of correcting someone only to be incorrect yourself? Or maybe the less embarrassing moments where you ended up being the one who was corrected?

We want to know about your own lived experiences, so please drop them in the comments section below! And be sure to share this with your friends, maybe it’ll help curb some annoying habits.

Kylin