Clickhole is the internet’s home for mocking terrible clickbait. They will often tweet made-up quotes attributed to famous people. On Tuesday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fell for it.
Mark Cuban said WHAT?! https://t.co/sQK9CoHXO7 pic.twitter.com/XjSv5k23JV
— ClickHole (@ClickHole) March 21, 2017
Cuban was quick to respond to put Clickhole in its place by strongly refuting this free market look at the library system.
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He’s since deleted the tweet, likely realizing his mistake. There’s no shame in getting bamboozled by Clickhole, Mr. Cuban. It just puts you in rare company like ...
Anderson Cooper.
Ummm... @Clickhole, do u make this stuff up? I never said this quote and never spoke to the NYU class of 2015. https://t.co/oRSDgpQXxx
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) May 18, 2015
St. Vincent.
@ClickHole Never said any of those things because I am not the Mad Hatter. Dont know what Click Hole is selling. Leave me out of it, though.
— St. Vincent (@st_vincent) April 6, 2016
Russell Crowe.
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Salman Rushdie.
And if you believe that, there's a bridge I'd like to sell you. (Speaking of clichés.) https://t.co/MA9eqXl2sP
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) May 21, 2015
This will never get old.
h/t @PFTCommenter