‘I won’t believe anything anymore’: Jimmy Kimmel’s #twerkburn hoax destroys faith in the Internet

Posted at 8:50 am on September 10, 2013 by Jenn Taylor

That viral video of a woman twerking her way through a table and setting herself on fire? Yes, it’s still a great summary of Obama’s week, but last night Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he was trolling the Internet hard.

https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/377305122209947648

Thank you @jimmykimmel … Viral video. Check! That sure twerked out really well. Oh, and RIP alias Caitlin Heller. #endtwerkingforever
— Daphne Avalon (@daphneavalon) September 10, 2013

Rest her soul.

Thank you to the REAL Caitlin… Co-star @CaitlinEGeier in the worst twerk fail EVER! Your flawless footwork stole the show. #twerkburn
— Daphne Avalon (@daphneavalon) September 10, 2013

Let’s just hope stunt woman Daphne Avalon (if that is indeed her real name) never has a real twerking mishap.

@jimmykimmel @daphneavalon I just hope she never falls into a candle-laden glass table for real. No one will believe it. No. One.
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) September 10, 2013

If you can’t believe the most magnificent twerking fail ever, what can you believe?

https://twitter.com/A_Swagz/status/377279409796837376

https://twitter.com/mariaciise/status/377403509408141312

FIRE TWERKING IS A LIE!!! I don't know what to believe anymore :(. – http://t.co/L9di2VXjf3
— David Stribling (@Dasaii) September 10, 2013

After finding out Jimmy Kimmel was behind this girl on fire Twerk video I don't believe anything I see anymore.
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) September 10, 2013

Welp. I won't believe anything anymore … #twerkburn is #fake. Jimmy Kimmel reigns supreme http://t.co/gX9hAziz2y
— k y r a (@kaleidokyra) September 10, 2013

The twerking girl on fire video is a lie. NEVER BELIEVE THE INTERNET.
— jaz. (@JazmynInc) September 10, 2013

What?? Now I can't believe anything! RT @Gawker The "Worst Twerk Fail EVER" video was a fake Jimmy Kimmel production http://t.co/YyWfawCdSf
— enargins (Neil) (@enargins) September 10, 2013

Well now that I've discovered that the twerking girl on fire thing was fake and set up by Jimmy Kimmel, I have no faith in the Internet
— Lexie (@lexiedonner) September 10, 2013

Faith in the Internet: Destroyed. Faith in America: Restored.