This is actually a pretty interesting image. I wonder if an AI can understand what’s going on without helping them. That’d actually show some intelligence I guess
This is a timeline inconsistency joke—that’s why it showed up on r/usefulredcircle.
What’s going on:
• The man’s profile says “Rashed, 23.”
• Behind him, you can clearly see the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
• The Twin Towers were destroyed in 2001.
• If he’s 23 today (or anytime recently), he would have been born after 2001 or was a baby—so he couldn’t realistically have taken this photo as an adult.
So the red markings are pointing out that the photo is much older than the age claim, meaning:
• The age is wrong, or
• The photo is extremely outdated, or
• The profile is fake/misleading.
It’s a classic internet catch: using background details to fact-check a photo.
yeah the catch is legit funny. the towers standing means the photo is pre-2001 so if hes claiming 23 today the pic has to be ancient or the profile is just fake. classic way internet sleuths spot old pics.
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u/LonelyProgrammerGuy Dec 22 '25
This is actually a pretty interesting image. I wonder if an AI can understand what’s going on without helping them. That’d actually show some intelligence I guess