Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Today Is Not the Future; 'Back to the Future' Hoax Fools the Web






Do you know that scene in Back To The Future when Doc sets the DeLorean to a future date and off they go? Despite what you've seen on and , today is not that day.

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A Photoshopped image of the future date from the film has been making the rounds online, indicating that characters such as Doc and Marty McFly travel via their time-machine car to June 27, 2012 from October 26, 1985.


But don't be fooled. The actual date -- as seen in the video below -- shows that we haven't approached "the future" just yet: It's set for October 21, 2015.

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The fake image, which was posted by Facebook member on Wednesday morning, has already received more than 10,000 shares, nearly 1,000 Likes and 300 comments -- many of which call out the post for having an inaccurate date.


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This is not the first time the Internet has been fooled by the same hoax. In 2010, a Photoshopped image with circulated the web.


BONUS: Electric DeLorean Races Toward 2013 Release [PICS]



The Electric DeLorean


The electric version of the DeLorean sports car featured in the Back to the Future films has arrived at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, touting an iPhone dock, Bluetooth capabilities and a battery-powered engine.


This story originally published on Mashable .



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