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People are confusing Bill Murray and Tom Hanks again
'The answer may surprise you'
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Your support makes all the difference.From Ken Bone to Chewbacca Mom, 2016 has been chockablock with viral content, both good and bad. Who can tell what will do the rounds on Twitter/Facebook next?
Some media outlets are hoping they’ve found this year’s answer to the infamous black/blue/whatever Dress in a recently resurfaced photo.
Three years ago, the Facebook page ‘Reasons My Son Is Crying’ posted a photo of a baby crying next to a Hollywood star dressed in orange.
Which movie star is it, though? Speculators believe it to be either Tom Hanks or Bill Murray. But which one? The answer may surprise you. Even shock you. Perhaps, even enlighten you.
As pointed out by TIME, the caption - submitted by Laura R - points to Bill Murray. Some corners of the internet are debating this, Yahoo saying the likeness to Tom Hanks is ‘certainly uncanny’.
The BBC, meanwhile, have been investigating the situation. They believe it to definitely be Bill Murray because Tom Hanks was ‘almost certainly in New York’ when the photo was taken (the photograph's uploader claims it was taken in Scotland). People and US Weekly both also concluded the photo shows Bill Murray.
Glad we got to bottom of that one. In the real world, Tom Hanks recently hosted Saturday Night Live, helping Alec Baldwin mock Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.
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