$250 Bill Believed Real by Online Sleuths, Turns Out Just Very Good Art Project
In a classic case of internet archaeology gone wrong, the internet is currently buzzing over a mysterious and perfectly detailed $250 bill that has never been printed by the U.S. Treasury. Meme historians are having a field day explaining the irony: after years of debunking fake currency, the online community has unanimously misidentified an elaborate art project as a lost government document. The real joke? The treasury admits a $250 bill would be "too convenient for drug dealers and opaque tax shelters," so our only hope for such a denomination is a popular Etsy print. The viral snippet? "Turns out the only thing harder to find than a $250 bill is the U.S. government admitting they'd ever need one."