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Article created by: Ingrida Jasiukevičiūtė

Confidence is key to a lot of success in life, but it's not some magic solution that allows someone to circumvent reality. However, that has never stopped a certain kind of person who, by the looks of it, makes it their life’s mission to embarrass themselves publicly.

So we’ve gathered some of the best posts from this group dedicated to folks sharing and shaming people who were 100% confident about something they were completely wrong about. Get comfortable as you scroll through, brace yourself for some secondhand embarrassment, upvote your favorite examples and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments down below.

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#1

Well Maybe That’s Her Favorite Kind Of Yogurt

Twitter conversation where someone critiques naming cows with female names and another humorously questions yogurt from a bull, showcasing confident but wrong comments.

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    #2

    "No Nation Older Than 250 Years"

    Social media post showing overconfidence with an incorrect historical claim and a humorous reply, illustrating embarrassing wrong confidence.

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    #3

    A+ Biology

    Conversation showing overconfidence and embarrassment with a claim about cow milk made for humans.

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    #4

    Indian Billionaires

    Screenshot of a tweet showing someone confidently mistaken about poverty examples, illustrating embarrassing wrong confidence.

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    #5

    Oh, Lavern

    Tweet claiming no pronouns in the Bible met with a reply questioning the basic definition, showing confident but embarrassingly wrong statements.

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    #6

    Big Brain Time

    Twitter conversation screenshot showing a math argument about burger sizes illustrating people being embarrassingly wrong.

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    #7

    Vanilla Abstract

    Comment thread showing people being way too confident but embarrassingly wrong about vanilla types.

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    #8

    An Mistake

    Twitter conversation showing confident but embarrassingly wrong grammar correction in a social media exchange.

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    #9

    Imagine Being Called Out By A Book

    Person confidently wrong about NEWS acronym on Twitter, Merriam-Webster replies to correct the embarrassing mistake.

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    #10

    They’re Not Completely Off, I Guess

    Twitter conversation where someone confidently mistakes Georgia the country for the U.S. state showing embarrassing wrongness and overconfidence

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    #11

    Trying To Act Smarter Than A Real Medical Professional

    Twitter exchange showing someone confidently making a wrong medical claim, highlighting embarrassing confidence mistakes and being embarrassingly wrong.

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    #12

    Stand Office

    Text message conversation showing a funny confidence fail with confusing "stand office" for "stand-offish," highlighting embarrassing wrong moments.

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    #13

    That's The Language 570 Million People Speak In *Latin* America

    Screenshot of a social media post humorously highlighting confidence while being embarrassingly wrong about Latin language job requirements.

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    #14

    Big Brain Move From This Fella

    Comment thread showing people confidently but embarrassingly wrong about geography, highlighting confident mistakes online.

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    #15

    The Holy Trinity Of Trying To Teach Someone What Prefixes Are

    Online conversation showing people confidently arguing incorrect meanings of the word trinity, illustrating embarrassing wrong guesses.

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    #16

    Rule

    Twitter thread showing a confident but wrong grammar debate about singular and plural pronouns.

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    #17

    Belgian Whistles

    Text image showing an example of being way too confident while embarrassingly wrong about website costs and Belgian whistles.

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    #18

    All This Time I Could’ve Just Told My Teachers I Didn’t Agree With Their Math

    Red and blue users debate driving 2,000 miles in a day, showcasing embarrassing confidence and being embarrassingly wrong online.

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    #19

    Just Turn It Off

    Tweet from a confident business owner refusing menstrual leave, showing a clear example of being embarrassingly wrong online.

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    #20

    So Close

    People in a long line and social media comments showing confidence but embarrassingly wrong math in a humorous discussion.

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    #21

    Spain In Pain

    Social media conversation where people confidently debate geography, showing examples of being embarrassingly wrong.

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    #22

    Just Breathe, Just A Few Breaths

    Reddit thread showing people confidently wrong about the difference between breathe and breath in a humorous comment exchange.

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    #23

    Had To Confirm This Is Really What They Mean. Damsel In This Dress

    Text message conversation showing someone confidently misunderstanding a playful damsel in distress phrase.

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    #24

    Ducks Are Not Birds

    Online argument about whether ducks are birds, showcasing people being way too confident yet embarrassingly wrong in their facts.

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    #25

    Wireless PC's Don't Exist

    Reddit conversation showing someone confidently wrong about wireless PCs, illustrating embarrassing moments of overconfidence online.

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    #26

    The Point Of Twins

    Screenshot of a social media conversation where people are confidently wrong about twins looking alike.

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    #27

    "An Authentic Italian Thanksgiving Dinner"

    Text message showing overconfidence about experiencing an authentic Italian Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner before dying.

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    #28

    Metric System At It Again

    Screenshot of a confident comment wrongly dismissing metric system used in Apollo source code calculations.

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    #29

    I Really Don’t Know How To Simplify It More For This Guy

    Reddit thread showing a math error with seconds to minutes conversion, illustrating people being confidently wrong.

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    #30

    Apparently (Red) Is A High School English Teacher. The Confidence In How Incorrect She Was. I'm Concerned For Said Students

    Facebook argument about grammar mistakes shows people way too confident yet embarrassingly wrong in their corrections.

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    #31

    God Bless The American Education System

    Reddit thread showing people confidently discussing presidential term limits but one user is embarrassingly wrong about the rules.

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    #32

    Another Day Of Texans Overestimating How Big Texas Is

    Screenshot of a confident comment about Texas roads compared to Europe that shows an embarrassingly wrong fact.

    For context, this was a discussion on speed cameras in Europe.

    To be clear - Texas has between 590k-680k miles of road (depending on which source you believe). European Union (not all of Europe, just the EU member states) has over 3 million.

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    #33

    Passive Income

    Tweet discussing passive income choices, illustrating confidence in financial decisions but potentially embarrassingly wrong.

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    #34

    An Interesting Way Of Adding Percentages

    Screenshot of a social media post showing people were too confident about handwashing statistics with bacteria close-up.

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    #35

    Thats Not How Monitor Size Is Measured

    Customer review showing a 21 inch monitor claimed as 24 inch, illustrating people being embarrassingly wrong and overconfident.

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    #36

    The Restaurant Listed Their Hours As 11 AM To 12 PM

    Screenshot of a social media conversation showing people confidently being embarrassingly wrong about time notation.

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    #37

    Just Use Your Brain

    Tweet showing a math problem and confident but embarrassingly wrong answers highlighting overconfidence on social media.

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    #38

    Can't Wait To Tell Skin Cancer About That

    Text post explaining sunscreen is less than 50 years old and people before were confidently wrong about sun exposure.




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