That viral 'Game of Thrones' photo is totally fake news

Dragons are real on 'Game of Thrones.' Four-wheel drive is not.
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The Night King has a badass ice dragon, hordes of zombies, and a ... sensible pick-up truck?

After the penultimate Game of Thrones episode, fans started spreading a very curious screenshot on social media.

It looks like a truck is photobombing the scene where White Walkers attack Jon Snow and his pals on a frozen lake.

Was it a goof? Did the Night King place his hands on a Toyota Tacoma and wait until its headlights turned blue?

Nope. It was captured from a behind-the-scenes video.

So there you go. There was definitely not a truck in a recent episode of Game of Thrones. Tune in next season when Varys drives to Winterfell in a Dodge Caravan.

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Keith Wagstaff

Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.

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