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Clips of the performance spread like wildfire across social media, but now there’s hope that the concert film will immortalize it forever in HD.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Some features were easier to confirm than others, as photoshopped versions of the billboards spread like wildfire on TikTok and X.
The fake billboards advertised features with everyone from Rosalía to internet personality Trisha Paytas (both, obviously, not featured).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
News spread like wildfire on social media: Liam Payne, former member of the boy band One Direction, had died after falling from a third-floor hotel room.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The post spread like wildfire across social media, racking up tens of thousands of reactions and shares.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Some features were easier to confirm than others, as photoshopped versions of the billboards spread like wildfire on TikTok and X.
The fake billboards advertised features with everyone from Rosalía to internet personality Trisha Paytas (both, obviously, not featured).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
News spread like wildfire on social media: Liam Payne, former member of the boy band One Direction, had died after falling from a third-floor hotel room.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The post spread like wildfire across social media, racking up tens of thousands of reactions and shares.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2024
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