30 Humorously Embarrassing Times Americans Were “Confidently Incorrect” Online

Is there anything more American than being wrong, but loudly and confidently so?

I submit that there is not.

The internet, as we know, never forgets, and these embarrassing missteps have become timeless examples of Americans being awkwardly and confidently wrong, and getting called out for it

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Nate Armbruster

Nate writes for Pleated-Jeans and enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.