An Israeli-Arab rapper fooled the internet with a selfie he claimed was of IDF soldiers chasing him. Tamer Nafar, of the rap group DAM, posted the picture on Monday afternoon to his Twitter account, writing 'A selfie while the Israeli military running after me.' In reality, the people chasing Nafar in the picture were actors dressed in Border Police uniforms. However, that was a minor detail to users on Twitter and Facebook, as the photo went wild across the web. The tweet garnered almost 18,000 retweets and was favorited over 9,000 times. A selfie while the Israeli military running after me. pic.twitter.com/bdgO7xURd2 — DAM (@DAMRAP) February 2, 2015 It wasn't until a day later that Nafar revealed the true nature of the photo, writing 'And CUT.... A pic from a film set that's based on a true story! #Thelastverse.' His clarification post was much less popular. And CUT.... A pic from a film set that's based on a true story! #Thelastverse pic.twitter.com/Te9Zy1xZYp — DAM (@DAMRAP) February 3, 2015 Though some users pointed out details in the officer's uniform that clearly showed it was fake, the majority of users continued to mistake the photo for the real thing. OH GOSH! Good to know you lived to share. RT @DAMRAP: A selfie while the Israeli military running after me. pic.twitter.com/NJ1iXyUSiC” — عائشہ درانی (@AD_ChiTown) February 3, 2015 A #selfie while the terrorist israeli army running after him.. #SelfieOfTheYear2015 #Palestine pic.twitter.com/hLIYQm5EJt — Abbas Hamideh (@Resistance48) February 3, 2015 @DAMRAP What increadible courage and an up yours to cowardly israelis made me laugh,hope the man was ok heaven blesd keep him safe✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌ — Mai Waby (@maiwaby) February 3, 2015
