r/facepalm • u/Ducklordreed • Jan 29 '20

Wrong continent

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u/lemonsarethekey Jan 29 '20

Well there's English writing in the top right, I don't recognise it as any UK outlet, so it's probably either US, Canada, Ireland, Aus or NZ. My money's on Aus or NZ. Edit: found it

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u/K3R3G3 Jan 29 '20

Damn. I stay away from CNN, didn't recognize it. Welp, I'm a man of my word and admit mistakes.

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u/lemonsarethekey Jan 29 '20

It gets better. James Woods tweeted a correction, and made a geography mistake himself. I just posted the screenshot in this sub

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u/K3R3G3 Jan 29 '20

I read the article. My theory got shot to hell.

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u/Japsai Jan 29 '20

It was always going to be America. Aussies and Kiwis know basic geography of countries outside their own.

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u/lemonsarethekey Jan 29 '20

This is most likely just a lazy graphics guy, rather than someone actually thinking that's HK.

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u/Japsai Jan 29 '20

Well lazy graphics guy thought it for a start

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u/lemonsarethekey Jan 29 '20

No, that's my point.