A VIDEO of Hereford has gone viral on TikTok – but the video tricked viewers and left them confused about what they were meant to be seeing.
The eight-second video, which has 1.8 million views, shows Hereford's Old Bridge from a camera at the Left Bank.
Greyfriars Bridge can be seen behind, and text over the video reads "Graphic: car crashes off bridge into river".
But those who live in Hereford won't remember this happening because it never actually did.
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The video, posted to the social media site earlier this week, is a loop showing the same black car driving over the Old Bridge, but viewers only tend to notice after watching the video a few times.
In the comments on the video, shared by the capt_bantz account with almost 5,600 followers, viewers were left confused and annoyed.
TikTok personality and content creator Jamie Raine said: "You got me there."
Media Moments said: "I’ve been tricked, I’ve been backstabbed and I’ve been, quite possibly, bamboozled."
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Dan83938 said: "I watched that about 13 times before I noticed the same blue lorry in the background."
Finnmiles597 said: "Finally something about Hereford."
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Nicky said: "Me… not realising it was on a loop [laughing emoji]. That’s three minutes I’ll never get back [see-no-evil monkey emoji]."
Cravingsuzie said: "I genuinely can't believe I've been here 5 minutes and just caught on."
SnakePlissken1964 said: "That was part of my life I'll never get back!"
SOAP said: "I watched that at least seven times before realising every car that went by was black and there was the blue truck."
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