Virginia man goes viral for hiring a fake son to prank his wife

• He believed his wife would be mad if, like in the movie, a surprise adult kid showed up on their doorstep saying they were his. His wife of 10 years disagreed.
• Then he took to Harrisonburg Reddit to ask for a kid in their early 20s to show up at his door and convincingly take on the role for $100.
• The Reddit thread title: "Need a fake kid to piss off my wife."

The same day someone posted it on X, saying "Incredible things happening in the state of Virginia," and got four million views on it, the Harrisonburg man posted an update.

• He succeeded in finding a fake son, who later pulled up to his home to tell him that an old girlfriend of his was his mother — and he's the dad.

Yes, but: He did not succeed in being right.

• His wife was "full-on amazed, excited and entertained" and thought it was cool, he wrote.
• And when he finally confessed the prank, she laughed and said, "Next time, you can save $100 and just assume you're wrong."