Did Atlanta woman lose 90% of eyesight after brother pulled prank on her? Fact Check

ByCraig Haley

A bizarre rumour claims that a woman from Atlanta lost 90% of her eyesight in one eye after her brother ejaculated in her face as an ill-advised practical joke.

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The rumour claims that the brother had contracted Sypilis during a recent trip to Thailand and had inadvertently infected his sister as a result of the prank. The rumours link to an article on WorldNewsDailyReport.com that reads in part –

Atlanta, GA | An Atlanta woman has lost 90% of her eyesight in one of her eyes after her brother ejaculated in her face in what was meant to be a practical joke.
Eleana Thompson, 34, was apparently sleeping when her brother, James Thompson, decided to ejaculate in her left eye as a prank, not knowing he had contracted Syphilis after a recent trip to Thailand where he admits having unprotected …

Of course, as many may have suspected, the vulgar article is actually completely fake. The story comes courtesy of a popular fake news website, WorldNewsDailyReport.com, a site that deals exclusively in making up stories and presenting them as news items.

In reality the photo of the woman used in the article is actually Katherine Gaydos, a Florida resident who mistakenly used glue instead of eye drops when clearing debris from her eye, resulting in her eyelids becoming stuck. The image of Katherine has simply been stolen from a legitimate news website and used in this spoof news article.


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Similarly, the image supposedly depicting the brother in the spoof news article is actually David Thorpe, a filmmaker.

For those who may have been confused, World News Daily Report has a disclaimer on their website that reads in part –

WNDR assumes however all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any persons, living, dead, or undead is purely a miracle.

As such the article is fake and we don’t recommend spreading it.

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