A YouTuber used an Ed Sheeran lookalike to trick influencers and tabloids into believing that the real singer was at the KSI vs Logan Paul fight
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- YouTuber Josh Pieters, who has over a million subscribers, tricked the internet into believing Ed Sheeran attended the KSI vs Logan Paul boxing match over the weekend.
- He hired an Ed Sheeran lookalike, called Ty Jones, and flew him over to LA.
- From the moment they reached the airport, fans mobbed Jones and asked for photos with him.
- Huge YouTubers were also tricked, with Amanda Cerny, Keemstar, RiceGum, and Tana Mongeau being just some of the stars requesting selfies.
- "We even convinced The Sun newspaper that old Eddy boy was at the fight," Pieters said in the video. "The stadium had no idea they were going crazy for a total stranger."
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YouTuber Josh Pieters invited an Ed Sheeran lookalike to the KSI vs Logan Paul boxing match over the weekend, to see if anyone would actually fall for it.
"This is the story of how I tricked 24,000 people in believing Ed Sheeran was at a boxing match," Pieters said in the video, which was filmed on November 11.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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