Because socks just aren’t the cool accessory that they used to be, ankle scarves as the hottest trend right now. Yes, you read that right: a lot of people are actually tying mini-scarves around their ankles in order to keep that part of their bodies warm. And no, we are not making this up, either.

But before you actually try and buy a pair of fashionable ankle scarves on the Internet, we’ve got a holiday surprise for you: it’s not what you think.

A German satire site called Der Postillon decided to come up with the fake trend in other to get readers wound up. That, and we are sure that they wanted to go viral with this little Internet gag, too.

Their article translated to: “Long trousers are worn only by grandmothers and grandpas. But after I've had chilblains twice this year and my doctor warned me I could lose my ankles, I'll just wear those shawls for safety's sake."

But because this is 2018 and a lot of people are still confused over the term “fake news,” some readers actually didn’t get this. They took out their confusion and frustration over the entire matter on Twitter and other social media platforms. Because where else would you want to vent about something like ankle scarves, right?

Some people wrote comments such as, “Socks! Just wear socks and you won’t trip over your dang old ankle scarves. What is wrong with you people.”

Another person wrote, “Trying to figure out which is less practical: the nose warmer or ankle scarves. What happened to socks?”

And while we will admit that this Internet joke did have us fooled too, for a second we really couldn’t help but wonder how the world would look like with stylish fashionistas wearing ankle scarves during the winter months. But that was only for a second, trust us.

With that being said, nose warmers are no joke. Yes, there are people in big cities that are actually wearing them in order to keep their little snouzers nice and warm during the winter. If you are thinking about investing in one for yourself, you can buy them on Etsy, eBay, or on the Nose Warmer’s official site. We have a feeling that 2019 is going to be quite an interesting year, especially for these kinds of trends. Right, guys?

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