Posted on: October 16, 2023, 08:06h.
Last updated on: October 15, 2023, 10:59h.
Witnessing the mesmerizing videos lighting up the colossal exterior display of the MSG Sphere, including images like a blinking eye, a basketball, and even the Moon, has been an overwhelming experience. However, it’s disheartening to see the number of fake Sphere displays attempting to exploit the gullibility of millions of social media users.
A recent video shared on Twitter presenting an image of the Israeli flag turned out to be a cleverly crafted fake, as confirmed by the Sphere itself a day later. Unfortunately, it had already garnered hundreds of thousands of likes and shares, even fooling reputable news outlets like the Breaking News Network and gossip reporter Perez Hilton, who are yet to remove their posts.
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The original poster of the Israeli video on Twitter goes by the name “Tallywood” and is none other than Tal Cooperman, the executive creative director for Station Casinos and a visual effects artist. The intention behind creating the video wasn’t malicious, but rather to express solidarity with the victims of the recent Hamas attack on festivalgoers, where lives were lost and others were taken hostage on October 7.
However, intentionally producing fake Sphere videos seems to have become a trend. TikTok even has a category dedicated to “vegas sphere fake or real,” and there’s even a TikTok filter that allows users to superimpose their faces onto the Sphere, although the results are far from realistic.
Here are some of the most convincing and entertaining fake Sphere images to date, but remember, if you haven’t already shared them, please refrain from doing so:
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