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  • 2021-02-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Pat Sajak's Daughter Appear in This Viral Photo? (en)
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  • Pat Sajak's daughter was purportedly featured in an online advertisement with the Wheel of Fortune host. At least two children were visible in the misleading ad, which had been displayed since at least February 2021. It read: [Photos] Pat Sajak's Daughter Looks Like Her Iconic Mom. However, this was misleading. The picture in the ad did not feature his daughter. The real story behind the photograph was published by the Chicago Tribune in 2019. We blurred the faces of the children for this story, since their parents likely did not provide permission for the improper use of the photo. The caption read: Readers who clicked the misleading ad were led through hundreds of pages of a slideshow article. Its headline was: Celebs and Their Parents at the Same Age - They Inherited Their Parents’ Good Luck & Their Credit Score, What a Bargain! It was published by the Mortgage After Life website. The first page of the lengthy story featured Heidi Klum. Under the photos of the model and businesswoman was the all-caps text: CLICK ‘NEXT’ TO SEE PAT SAJAK’S DAUGHTER WHO LOOKS JUST LIKE HER MOM. Pat Sajak and his real daughter finally appeared on page 101. This meant that readers would need to click next page around 100 times to reach the promised reveal. Pat Sajak's real daughter is named Maggie. The American country music singer appeared on Wheel of Fortune in January 2020: Game show television hosts have been a fixture of such misleading online advertisements for years. Their familiar faces likely made them a solid pick for clickbait advertisers because they appear trustworthy to many readers. This was true of both Sajak and the late Alex Trebek, who was the longtime host of Jeopardy. He was also featured in misleading ads that led to lengthy slideshow articles. Viewers have invited both Sajak and Trebek into their living rooms every weeknight for decades. To some, they may have felt like members of the family. In sum, a misleading online advertisement did not show Pat Sajak posing with his daughter. The photograph actually showed Sajak posing with children who have benefited from the Hope Institute. (en)
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