Have you seen that viral video of CNN host John King sheepishly hiding a Pornhub tab while announcing election results? The video has been seen by over 6.5 million people as of Friday morning. But it’s completely fake.
We’ve all been there with the betting app up on the screen…or something else…#PuntClub #Punters #Elections2020 ???? pic.twitter.com/zFadCGtuOO
— Punt Club (@puntclub) November 6, 2020
Many people on Twitter noticed it was fake long before the original video was spotted by a Twitter user just a few hours ago. The logo floats around considerably and was clearly added after the fact.
But in case you really need evidence that this is a joke, you can see the original CNN video below.
❌ Non, aucun onglet Pornhub n’est apparu à l’antenne sur @CNN. Vous pouvez reprendre une activité normale. pic.twitter.com/lLQyyxhNfc
— Boris Kharlamoff (@BorisKharlamoff) November 6, 2020
It’s still not entirely clear what little pop-up King was making disappear on screen while he and Wolf Blitzer were delivering presidential election results yesterday. It looks like it could be handwriting of some numbers, but we’re not actually sure.
But one thing’s for certain: It’s not Pornhub. And as long as CNN never again invites ol’ Jeffy Toobin on, the network is probably safe.