Viral video mistakenly ID'd as Haaland turns out to be Chinese comedian Jin Long
A video of a man resembling Norwegian striker Erling Haaland eating and flinching at his own reflection went viral during the 2026 World Cup, amassing over 31 million views on X. Fact-checkers traced the footage to a slapstick skit by Chinese comedian Jin Long posted on TikTok in mid-June. Despite public corrections, the clip continued to spread, demonstrating the difficulty of halting viral misinformation.
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