Double trouble

These gay twins/lovers are driving the Internet craaazy

It’s a tawdry tale you may have seen pop up on your Facebook feed: Two muscly men in a loving relationship who are shocked to discover they’re twins.

As the story goes, Jason Osbourne and Alex Brown were in a committed relationship until a DNA test revealed the two were related.

The original article has garnered over 32,000 shares on Facebook, because twincest.

So, the burning question: Is this article true?

The burning answer? No, not even.

First published by World Daily News on September 26, the piece quotes Jason as saying:

“We did the tests partly as a joke and to shut up some of our friends who were constantly teasing us about being cousins.”

“Never did I expect to learn we were in fact long lost twins.”

“The man that I expected to spend my life with, my soul mate, is in fact my twin brother. I don’t know if I have to cry or to jump with joy.”

Later in the piece, Jason says:

 “First I learn that my gay lover is my twin brother, now I learn I was adopted and that my parents have lied to me all my life.

What a heck of way to celebrate my 25th birthday.

Sometimes I wish we had never gone for that DNA test.”

Although the story became an instant viral sensation, it’s also a virulent pile of falsehoods and lies.

Related: When you’re handsome gay twins, expect some seriously creepy messages on Grindr

World Daily News is a satirical news publication that manufactures viral stories without bothering to report or even aggregate their pieces.

Editors no doubt consider the article a roaring success: Hundreds of thousands of people fell for the story hook, line, and sinker.

World Daily News’ disclaimer page reads:

“All characters appearing in the articles in this website – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any persons, living, dead, or undead is purely a miracle.”

Need further reading? Get to know the hapless man who passed away after eating 37 condoms during an orgy.

That one is 100% true.

h/t: Pink News

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