The passing of controversial televangelist Pat Robertson made headlines Thursday.
For a moment, quick scrollers confused the 700 Club host with Twilight star Robert Pattinson.
Yes, a few jumbled word parts could easily result in the misread, but aside from the letters comprising their names, the two couldn't be more different.
But that didn't keep Pattinson'sfans from sharing their momentary heartbreak over the perceived loss of their beloved vampire.
\u201cit\u2019s so funny that robert pattinson is trending because pat robertson died and none of us can read\u201d— \ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd59\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd53\ud835\udd6a \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9a (@\ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd59\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd53\ud835\udd6a \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9a) 1686231853
\u201cAbsolutely hate that my brain autocorrected this to Robert Pattinson, the Twilight brain rot is REAL\u201d— Gail Jo \ud83c\udf19 (@Gail Jo \ud83c\udf19) 1686228493
\u201cI keep reading Pat Robertson as Robert Pattinson\u201d— bird solidarity (@bird solidarity) 1686236237
\u201cscrolled too fast thought it said robert pattinson I almost puked\u201d— alexis (@alexis) 1686247357
\u201cMixed up Pat Robertson and Robert Pattinson in the group chat today\u201d— esl (@esl) 1686240651
\u201chow many others read pat robertson and panicked because they thought it was robert pattinson and immediately after they realized they were like oh happy pride month!\u201d— pay\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffcgely (@pay\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffcgely) 1686250261
\u201crip robert pattinson :(\u201d— conet project vol. 6 (happy hardcore remix) (@conet project vol. 6 (happy hardcore remix)) 1686243897
\u201cthe WHIPLASH i got this morning thinking Robert Pattinson had died just to learn it was \u201chell-just-turned-up-the-flames\u201d Pat Robertson was insane. \n\nAnyways, happy pride xx\u201d— Jack (@Jack) 1686247606
\u201cI love my brain because basically it's been telling me all day that Robert Pattinson has died, which would be sad, and it unscrambles and I see again that Pat Robertson died, which is awesome.\u201d— Jared Christopher Kelley \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Jared Christopher Kelley \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1686247455
\u201cpat robertson died but i misread it thinking robert pattinson died and i was so sad\u201d— hayley \ud83e\udef6 (@hayley \ud83e\udef6) 1686237016
\u201cRIP Robert Pattinson. Gone too soon. \n\nOh wait?\n\nIt was\u2026 Pat Robertson? Nevermind.\u201d— Joshua Runyon (@Joshua Runyon) 1686237549
\u201cSomeone tweeted that Pat Robertson died and I thought it said Robert Pattinson and I almost burst into tears\u201d— Jenny Haddo (@Jenny Haddo) 1686252152
\u201cI saw Pat Robertson passed but I read it so fast my brain processed it as Robert Pattinson and my heart dropped \ud83d\ude1f\u201d— Kelsey Lynne (@Kelsey Lynne) 1686245297
All in all - with the exception of the far right tweeters - people on social media were relieved to find it was the man who claimed the LGBTQ+ community and people who had abortions were the cause of 9/11 that died and Pattinson is still kicking.
\u201chow many others read pat robertson and panicked because they thought it was robert pattinson and immediately after they realized they were like oh happy pride month!\u201d— pay\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffcgely (@pay\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffcgely) 1686250261
\u201cI love my brain because basically it's been telling me all day that Robert Pattinson has died, which would be sad, and it unscrambles and I see again that Pat Robertson died, which is awesome.\u201d— Jared Christopher Kelley \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Jared Christopher Kelley \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1686247455
\u201c@PopBase Happy pride month \ud83c\udf08\u201d— Pop Base (@Pop Base) 1686234838
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