40 Times The News Made Us Say “There’s No Way This Is Real”

Some days, reading the news feels less like staying informed and more like scrolling through a parody account. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a headline pops up that makes you pause, reread it, and wonder how it ever made it past an editor without a double take.

From bizarre incidents to stories that sound completely made up but somehow aren’t, these headlines prove that real life often outdoes satire. We’ve gathered some news moments that were so unbelievable, they made us say, “There’s no way this is real”. So scroll below and prepare to question reality a little bit.

#1 This Is Funny

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#2 Absolutely Mad

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#3 My Spirit Animal

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#4 Imagine You're Cycling On A Country Road And You See That On The Side

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#5 Can’t Blame Him

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#6 Not At All Heroes Wear Capes

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#7 At No Point Did I Guess Where The Headline Was Going Next

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#8 Roses Are Red, Butter Is Creamy

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#9 60 Cupcakes?

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#10 But Ghosts Are Pretend

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#11 What A Headline

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#12 Possibly The Funniest Headline To Ever Grace A News Site

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#13 This Might Be My New Favorite Headline And Photo Combo Ever

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#14 At Spotting A Rare Bird

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#15 That Man? The Fire Department

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#16 Duck Commits Second Speeding Offence

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#17 It's Difficult To Get A Man To Understand Something When His Salary Depends On His Not Understanding It

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#18 Frog

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#19 Try Eating In The Bed, Then Sleeping. You Can Have So Much Fun In Bed, Trust Me

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#20 I Mean

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#21 Who Would Have Thought

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#22 Funny Headline

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#23 Irony At Its Best

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#24 My WiFi Goes Out Again. Those Sharks Again I Swear

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#25 “Plumber Returns To Re-Clog Pipe After Restaurant Refuses To Pay Bill”

The owner of the restaurant is quoted as saying that the plumber/situation is “ridiculous” and that they’d hate for something similar to happen to his other clients… I bet his other clients pay him! Image source: AnnesleyandCo

#26 That's Funny

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#27 Never Not Thinking About This Headline

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#28 What A Statement

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#29 This Is Looney Toons Level Of Destruction

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#30 Egg-Cellent Heist

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#31 A Piece Of Tape Makes You A Hacker According To Business Insider

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#32 Let's Call Him An Illegal Dinosaur

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#33 This Is A Real Article

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#34 It’s Really Cute

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#35 No Way

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#36 I Think It's Too Late Now

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#37 Offer

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#38 So Many Questions

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#39 Pretty Smart

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#40 Real Life Mr Bean

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