A Year in Facepalm: The Worst Fails and Facepalms of 2023

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 12/22/2023 in Funny

2023 has been a year filled with fails, facepalms and general gaffs. From the first expulsion of a sitting member of Congress in modern history to the infuriating trend of influencers filming themselves at the gym, there was plenty that left us no choice but to put our face in our hands this year.

Do you remember the proposed cage fight between resident billionaire egotrips Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg? The idea was originally Elon's, but he quickly found himself in a tough spot when the Zuck responded with "send me location." Despite the size difference, humanity's alien has youth and loads of real martial arts training on his side, and Elon was forced to come up with some excuses. I don't know what's a bigger fail; two of the most powerful men in the world threatening to settle their differences through fisticuffs, or the fact that they never followed through with it.

Speaking of combat training, one viral video from this year showed a Brazilian swat instructor running back and forth through a live firing range, while his students tried to shoot around him. It's about time law enforcement practiced avoiding civilians, but there has to be a better way to do it. Here are the worst fails and facepalms of 2023.

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YouTuber Trevor Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison after deliberately crashing a plane for views.
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Jewelry store employee alertly thwarts robbers.
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German riot police defeated by some mud and a wizard.
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Soldier forgets to strap ladder to helicopter and ends up dropping it.
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Drunk driver who killed two people doesn’t understand why she’s not getting her car back.
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush’s email exchange with Submersible Operations Expert, (Rob McCallum).
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“My girlfriend’s rejection email.”
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Florida textbook with new edits.
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Weather man threatens to shoot anyone who rings his doorbell.
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Patriot Front struggle with left and right in leaked training video.
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Kid sucker punches wrestling opponent after loss.
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TikToker accuses man of staring at her in the gym.
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Instructor acts as obstacle during live firing exercise.
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The drugs my cleaning woman reported to the police.
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YouTuber Trevor Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison after deliberately crashing a plane for views.
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Jewelry store employee alertly thwarts robbers.
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German riot police defeated by some mud and a wizard.
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Soldier forgets to strap ladder to helicopter and ends up dropping it.
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Drunk driver who killed two people doesn’t understand why she’s not getting her car back.
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush’s email exchange with Submersible Operations Expert, (Rob McCallum).
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“My girlfriend’s rejection email.”
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Florida textbook with new edits.
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Weather man threatens to shoot anyone who rings his doorbell.
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Patriot Front struggle with left and right in leaked training video.
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Kid sucker punches wrestling opponent after loss.
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TikToker accuses man of staring at her in the gym.
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Instructor acts as obstacle during live firing exercise.
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The drugs my cleaning woman reported to the police.
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