Updated February 12th, 2021 at 15:16 IST
Congressman accidentally puts filter during Zoom call, colleagues say 'it's like the cat'
Congressman Tom Emmer accidentally switched on a filter on Zoom and was unable to remove it from his profile. Emmer said, "I don’t know how to fix that".
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A humourous incident had set the internet ablaze recently when a lawyer accidentally switched on a cat filter during an online hearing. The incident occurred in the United States, where a lawyer was unable to get rid of a cat filter he had switched on mistakenly during an online hearing. The lawyer hilariously commented during the hearing "I am not a cat", which went on to become a viral meme on social media platforms. Congressman Tom Emmer got caught in a similar episode yesterday when he accidentally switched on a filter on Zoom and was unable to remove it from his profile.
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Emmer, who is a US Representative for Minnesota, accidentally turned on a filter that flipped his face upside-down. The incident occurred during an online meeting of the House financial services committee. During the call, a participant pointed out to Emmer that he is upside-down, to which the Republican politician replied, "I don’t know how to fix that". At one point, a participant jokingly asked Emmer whether the filter is some kind of "metaphor" given the world has been turned upside-down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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One lawmaker compared the incident with the viral cat filter incident that occurred a few days ago in Texas. The lawmaker said, "It's like the cat". Emmer said, "I appreciate your patience, Madam Chair. I don’t know what happened, it just came out this way. I turned it off and I turned it back on."
I am not a cat. pic.twitter.com/d4lhQd0sJ4
— Tom Emmer (@RepTomEmmer)
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'I am not a cat'
Though the issue was quickly resolved, the incident managed to capture the attention of netizens. Emmer himself shared a screengrab of the video call, where his face can be seen upside-down, with a caption reading "I am not a cat". Social media was quick to respond as they flooded the comment section with hilarious jokes and memes. "Who messed with your video settings? Lol," one individual wrote.
Tom this is very funny
— 🩸🦷🗽 IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY (@BreeMinneapolis)
— Patina Medai (@MedaiPatina)
— benole (@benole23)
— chad hudson (@Chad__Edward)
— Thinking Crypto - YouTube Channel & Podcast (@ThinkingCrypto1)
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Published February 12th, 2021 at 15:18 IST