Miss South Carolina will be the first to tell you that if you make a mistake, it could become a viral embarrassment. However, this week's example of viral embarrassment was not Miss South Carolina, it was the Washington Post.
Someone on Washington Posts' photo staff let this little blunder cover the sport section, and now the picture has reached the top slot on Reddit. The caption, "Who photoshopped this? M.C. Esher?"
I still prefer Miss South Carolina:
Photoshopping Blunders Made Viral
Washington Post Embarrassed on Reddit
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