25 Awkward Instances Of Mistaken Identity On Social Media

As if Reddit wasn't already full of awkward social interactions, /r/dontyouknowwhoiam is a thing, and it's calling out all of us who don't know who celebrities are. A lot of us don't apparently. Now a new fear has been unlocked for all of us, since we don't want to inadvertently offend someone by not realizing who they are. These people didn't seem to care enough to fact-check themselves, though.

Sure, we all make awkward mistakes. But if you're the 20th person who's forgotten who Tony Hawk is in one day, or if you publicly call someone out on social media for not knowing what they're talking about (when they're really an expert in their field), things have got to be pretty uncomfortable when you've realized your mistake. It's equally funny for the rest of us, though. Reddit's /r/dontyouknowwhoiam compiles these uncomfortable interactions to remind us that our social skills could always be worse than they currently are. Here are some of our favorite examples of interpersonal confusion from the subreddit.