Fox News Iran Segment Goes Viral After Anchor Accidentally Declares ‘World War 3 Has Begun’ During Live Broadcast Glitch
In what conspiracy theorists are calling “the best oopsie since the Bay of Pigs,” a Fox News anchor briefly became a 21st-century Cassandra after a teleprompter error flashed a script declaring Iran had launched a preemptive strike on Tel Aviv. Within seconds, the screen froze on a red “BREAKING” banner, sending social media into a frenzy. The irony? The glitch occurred during a segment meant to debunk viral rumors about Iran’s nuclear program. Now, #FoxNewsIran is trending, with users quipping that the network accidentally invented its own “alternative facts” timeline—complete with a soundtrack of panicked stock market bots. The anchor later clarified via X that it was “a technical error,” but not before half the internet planned their bunker renovations. Meme producers are already editing the clip into a trailer for a fake disaster movie titled *Cable News: The Final Countdown*.