All Singapore Stuff(A.S.S) posted the following image on its site.

With this caption by A.S.S contributor Alan Q.

Recently I bought a sex doll online. . And when the shipment came I was really happy and excited!! After unboxing.. I got a shock and went to have a closer look.. guess what?

MADE IT CHINA !! FML Anyone interested? I'm giving out for FREE ! hahaha

This post has gone incredibly viral, with more than 600 shares in just over an hour.

Plot Twist

It turns out Alan Q is not giving it out for free. Mainly due to the fact that it is a photoshopped picture.

Local forum Hardware Zone snooped out the actual picture

This is the original picture.

Now, many fell for the photoshopped picture, as one tends to be more believing when information is published on a news platform.

What is the problem?

It is understandable to make some mistakes, or even let some article contributions slide by without a thorough fact check, as long as you make the necessary amendments.

But mistakes are made even more glaring when it incites certain tendencies among the populous.

Some of you might have noticed the "MADE IT (sic) CHINA!!" part of the text.

And that's the problem right there, other people noticed as well.

MADE IT CHINA

Here are some of the comments that picked up on the Made It China part.

Moral of the story

If an article is bound to fester stereotypes on race or nationality. The least one can do is to ensure it is based on reality.

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