Exciting New Trend: Everyone Wants Purple Apples . . . Are They Real?!

Fake news on social media can be deceptive . . . it can be dangerous . . . and now, it can be DELICIOUS.

Some images have been going viral online showing new PURPLE APPLES.  They have vibrant purple skin . . . purple flesh . . . and crazy people online are so hooked, they’ve been desperately trying to track them down.

The post says the “Purple Apple” originates from Saskatchewan, Canada . . . thrives in its chilly climate . . . boasts a flavor profile reminiscent of cinnamon and banana . . . and they go by the nickname “Canadian Grapes.”

It also says they’re “prized ingredients in the creation of purple applesauce, celebrated by indigenous Saskatchewan peoples . . . and [they] embody the rich tapestry of Saskatchewan’s cultural and culinary heritage.”

The problem is:  They don’t exist.  The images are A.I.-generated, and the stuff about thriving in chilly climates and rich tapestries is nonsense.  (Though, there actually IS a real place in Canada known as Saskatchewan.)  (???)

Orchards and nurseries up in Saskatchewan say they HAVE been getting calls about the purple apples . . . from apple-enthusiasts online who were duped.

One local horticulturist says, quote, “It looks amazing.  It would be so fun.  But, unfortunately, it is not real . . . usually [the people who ask] feel a little bit silly that they thought it was real in the first place.”

(CTV News)

(The account is an artistic feed that posts surrealist A.I.-generated images, and so it isn’t hard to figure out that they’re not real.  And the purple apple post even has hash-tags like #plantasy and #unnaturalistAI.)

(But obviously, there are some people who will fall for ANYTHING they see on the internet, so none of this is shocking.)