Logan Paul \u201creveals\u201d himself as the face behind viral Instagram meme Shark Puppet, YouTube \/ Great White Shark Cage Diving, Wikimedia CommonsIf you\u2019re a regular social media user, you\u2019ve probably seen the viral \u201cShark Puppet\u201d account on Instagram, a hilarious profile that chronicles the adventures of a shark hand puppet \u2013 the owner of which has finally revealed his face. The Shark Puppet\u2019s antics have earned it a viral online following, gaining over 2.1 million followers on Instagram and over 66k followers on Twitter \u2013 as well as 758k plus subscribers on YouTube. The man behind the mask? YouTube star Logan Paul \u2013 or, so it seems, who finally \u201crevealed\u201d his face in a humorous video on September 11, 2019 to the internet\u2019s collective shock and surprise. 600https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesharkpuppet\/status\/1155344793234542592?s=20The video in question begins with the Shark Puppet looking at a slew of Instagram comments demanding a face reveal, with the camera panning over to a man wearing a shark mask. Paul then pulls off the mask to reveal his face, stating in a jokingly serious tone, \u201cIt\u2019s me. I am the Shark Puppet.\u201d However, it seems that the \u201creveal\u201d was merely an elaborate prank, as told by an official comment from the Puppet\u2019s YouTube channel, which reads, \u201cThis is a joke for some of the ppl who don\u2019t understand.\u201d \u201cShark Puppet: reveals his face,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cEveryone: DOUBT IT.\u201d \u201cLOGAN PAUL IS SHARK PUPPET, MY LIFE IS A LIE,\u201d one fan wrote on Twitter. \u201cTHIS IS WHY I CAN\u2019T TRUST ANYONE OR ANYTHING ANYMORE.\u201d LOGAN PAUL IS SHARK PUPPET MY LIFE IS A LIE THIS IS WHY I CANT TRUST ANYONE OR ANYTHING ANYMORE \u2014 Amia (@amiadelaney) September 10, 2019 \u201cSmfh I can\u2019t believe that the Shark Puppet was Logan Paul all along,\u201d another said of the reveal. \u201cI thought it was someone else!\u201d Smfh i can’t believe that the shark puppet was logan paul all along i thought it was someone else! :angry::anger: \u2014 FlanneryFan [honoring] [etika] (@YvetteFan1) September 10, 2019 While Paul has yet to speak out about the possible troll via social media, the face reveal has already gone viral, trending at #40 on YouTube and boasting over 575k views \u2013 but it looks like the video was merely a prank, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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