VIDEO: JIMMY KIMMEL Pranks the Media with Fake 'Twerk' Video

On last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that his 'Worst Twerk Fail EVER - Girl Catches On Fire!' video, which went viral last week, was nothing more than an internet prank. Check out the clip below!

Revealed the late night host, "So there you go. To the conspiracy theorists on the internet who thought we made it up - you were right, it was fake," adding that it "did not stop hundreds of news outlets from showing it."

Among those who fell for the gag were CNN and HLN, MSNBC, NBC's Today show, CBS's The Talk, Inside Edition, and several local FOX stations.

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