Reporter Has No Idea His Facebook Filters Are On During A Live Report, And The Broadcast Is Hilarious
A North Carolina TV reporter just pulled a Shaukat Yousafzai. Like the Pakistani politician, WLOS ABC 13 reporter Justin Hinton went on a live broadcast with wacky Facebook filters on.
Moments before the news report, Hinton accidentally turned on the feature and was completely unaware of it. So, as he was solemnly performing his weatherman duties reporting about the snowfall near Asheville, N.C., Hinton tried on a fedora, a pair of googly eyes, cat ears, a blue wizard hat, and a few more props. At one point, he even appeared with a fake flashlight under his chin. As if he was reporting about a spooky ghost encounter instead.
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This TV reporter Justin Hinton recently found himself in an unusual situation
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In areas where heavy snowfalls aren’t common and drivers aren’t very familiar with slippery roads, weather reports like this one can be a useful way to remind them to remain extra careful while sitting behind the wheel. But with the added comedy on video filters? They’re priceless.
Here’s the amusing clip
When you’re trying to do a serious Facebook Live about the weather, and you accidentally tap the Mystery Mask filter. @JustinWLOS #oops pic.twitter.com/VwSAERsa8L
— WLOS (@WLOS_13) February 21, 2020
The Emmy-winning journalist found out about his animated Facebook live makeover only after reading the comments viewers left under the video on Facebook. “Wait, Misty, did I have a weird face?” a flabbergasted Hinton can be heard asking a colleague off-camera. After a long pause, he adds, “Oh, there are special effects on the phone.”
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Hinton was really cool about what happened
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After the video went viral, he also took the time to further explain the situation
People found the entire thing very funny
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This is what LOL was invented for. Love it. Really don't care if it was planned as others have insinuated. Still funny. I don't think it was deliberate. Even funnier.
i loved it, saw the vid of this super funny and also that he didn't even know what happened.😂
This is hilarious whether it was planned or not. Just putting yourself out there is enough.
FINALLY something entertaining in the news. I'm tired of all these politics.
Frankly, using Facebook for profesiional livestreaming is rather questionable. Imagine a Premier league soccer player using a ball made of plastic. Or a haidresser using dollar-shop scissors. Or your physician using one of these "be a doctor" playsets....
You will need to check their facebook page and see how many they have done. Remember many people receive their news and information from social media.
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The wizard “white-faced” him. That’s racist!!! I’m gonna go burn down something that doesn’t belong to me!
I'm still not sure why a reporter would be using Facebook to report something? Smacks of being desperate for fame or attention.
same thing happened when a man recording video about their hard time because of bad weather in Turkey couple years ago :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM4l16UmAkE
This is what LOL was invented for. Love it. Really don't care if it was planned as others have insinuated. Still funny. I don't think it was deliberate. Even funnier.
i loved it, saw the vid of this super funny and also that he didn't even know what happened.😂
This is hilarious whether it was planned or not. Just putting yourself out there is enough.
FINALLY something entertaining in the news. I'm tired of all these politics.
Frankly, using Facebook for profesiional livestreaming is rather questionable. Imagine a Premier league soccer player using a ball made of plastic. Or a haidresser using dollar-shop scissors. Or your physician using one of these "be a doctor" playsets....
You will need to check their facebook page and see how many they have done. Remember many people receive their news and information from social media.
Load More Replies... The wizard “white-faced” him. That’s racist!!! I’m gonna go burn down something that doesn’t belong to me!
I'm still not sure why a reporter would be using Facebook to report something? Smacks of being desperate for fame or attention.
same thing happened when a man recording video about their hard time because of bad weather in Turkey couple years ago :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM4l16UmAkE
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