Reporter unknowingly has his filters on while reporting live on Facebook

A North Carolina TV news reporter who was discussing the first snowfall of the season was unexpectedly — and unknowingly — interrupted by some hilarious camera filters during a recent Facebook live segment. When WLOS reporter Justin Hinton started talking to the camera about the county’s “first legitimate snowfall,” he didn’t realize that the effects were turned on and had placed an animated gold medal around his neck, a gold headband on his head and even sent gold confetti falling over him.

… Within seconds, the filters changed and showed Hinton with two red dumbbells moving in a curling motion and a red sweatband across his forehead. From there, the reporter was featured with a variety of hilarious looks — sunglasses and a fedora, a pair of googly eyes, cat ears, and even a long gray beard and blue wizard hat.

… As this all was happening, Hinton remained straight-faced and continued on with his report.


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