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Geneva UN accidentally urges #incestinpeace, internet hilarity ensues

Apparent Freudian typo trends on Twitter, gets memed to death

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 07 May 2023 4:52PM

Geneva UN accidentally urges #incestinpeace, internet hilarity ensues
Taken down since, the tweet had read ‘We want peace. Silence the guns. #StopWar #IncestInPeace.’ – @KevChe333 Twitter pic, May 7, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – The official Twitter account for the United Nations based in Geneva has accidentally urged the global community to “incest in peace”, an apparent typo in one of its anti-war tweets.

Taken down since, the tweet had read “We want peace. Silence the guns. #StopWar #IncestInPeace”.

The post was supposedly intended for people to “invest in peace” – which was reposted correctly later.

Most social media users were first confused, but many were amused by the tweet which then led#incestinpeace to trend on Twitter.

Social media user @amuse was simply befuddled by the post

“Why is the UN promoting #IncestInPeace? Incest?”

Another user @fumofascism posted a meme of the post, alluding that the typo may be more than just a Freudian slip.

“#IncestInPeace so true, UN.”

Another Twitter user @delToro_Fella also posted a picture of Cersei and Jaime Lannister, the iconic incestuous siblings in the Game of Thrones series.

“Nothing else matters. #IncestInPeace.”

The typo had even caught the attention of Twitter owner Elon Musk, who jokingly questioned whether it was an honest mistake.

“Possible typo?” – The Vibes, May 7, 2023

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