The internet is a crazy place. You never know when you’d get trolled because your name is similar to that of some celebrity. These kindd of incidents have happened in the past and the wrong people were targeted.Here’s a few of such popular ones where people mistook someone for someone else.1. When netizens mistook Snapchat for Snapdeal and started uninstalling it after Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel allegedly called India a poor country.People boycotting snapdeal thinking it’s Snapchat is more insulting for India than someone calling India poor.— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) April 16, 2017 2. When netizens trolled another individual going by the name Tim Payne instead of the Australian skipper Tim Paine following India’s epic win at the Gabba test in January 2021.Source: cricket country3. When netizens started trending #BoycottSpiderman after a popular author Tom Holland tweeted about the Motera stadium’s name being changed to Narendra Modi Stadium.They mistook the actor Tom Holland for the author Tom Holland.I’m a huge admirer of the modesty Modi showed in naming the world’s largest cricket stadium after himself.— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 24, 2021 4. When netizens trolled the wrong Steve Smith following India’s win at the Gabba test.5. When a Twitter user got confused and tagged actor Adil Hussain accusing him of…
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6 Instances Of Mistaken Identity Where The Internet Targeted & Trolled The Wrong Person
