It turns out that viral photo of ‘Justin Bieber’ eating a burrito sideways was actually an internet prank

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• A now-viral photo of a person many claimed was Justin Bieber eating a burrito sideways was all part of an internet hoax. 
• YouTube group Yes Theory said they staged the photo as a prank with a look-alike named Brad Sousa. 
• Yes Theory told INSIDER in a statement that they staged the photo to comment on the need to be skeptical of what is put out on the internet. 

Last week, the internet was enthralled by a viral image of a person many claimed was Justin Bieber eating a burrito sideways. It became the subject of viral memes, internet debate on the “right way” to eat a burrito, and some skepticism, including from INSIDER, about the identity of the person in the photo. 

Now YouTube group Yes Theory has revealed that they took the photo as part of a staged prank.

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