Viral Samsung 'penis' billboard photo is fake

That photo got quite a bit of buzz on Twitter during the past week:

Go Samsung! "@shaynerella: "The penis, mightier than the finger." HAHAHAHA WHAT THE FUCK http://t.co/sQWN6HgIAL"

— Neil ?☀️ (@neilenore) November 26, 2013

A Samsung billboard in the Middle East has the word 'penis' instead of 'pen' by mistake. pic.twitter.com/xtVicZbX6S

— Rui Delgado (@rui) November 24, 2013

https://twitter.com/faizanqur/status/404565681686859776

https://twitter.com/jimboireland/status/404281501191512065

"Le pénis, plus fort que le doigt". Drôle de slogan pour faire une pub #Samsung … http://t.co/e6NKtDOpF4

— KaraDoc (@Ka_raDoc) November 22, 2013

https://twitter.com/crg1182/status/403970616572649472

OMFG !!! “@jairajp: The Penis, mightier than the Finger – #Fail #Advertising #Samsung pic.twitter.com/sawPrpHxMl”

— Sajin Seethi (@sajinseethi) November 24, 2013

Alas, the photograph is 100 percent fake. Here’s the real one:

So disappointing.