Optical illusion: Can you spot the hidden message in this picture?

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not only the Riddler who enjoys riddles – although his are dark, twisted, and geographically located in Gotham City – buteveryone enjoys a good riddle once in a while. It’s a fun way to activate your brain, and the feeling of accomplishment you get once you solve it, is priceless.

No wonder hundreds of thousands of new riddles and optical illusionsare available online, specially created to draw the attention of youngsters and adults and increase their desire to play. Why you may ask?

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s not exactly fun to be a grownup, or what we had imagined it to be when we were kids. There are bills to pay, and capitalistic hunger to satisfy. Whether it’s grocery shopping or endlessly scrolling TikTok and other social media (sorry Facebook, not you), we’re all looking for a break from life here and there.

Currently, there’s a new TikTok craze going around, leaving viewers baffled by what they see. TikTok user @pasillusion has over a hundred videos of optical illusions on TikTok, with each one grabbing quite a lot of attention. There is one, in particular, that got over 1.5 million views.

So, riddle me this. What do you see in the picture?

If you haven’t solved it yet, of course, we’re just gonna say it. Unlike the Riddler, we don’t like to see you squirm.

The video begins with the TikTok user saying ‘this picture is not what you think it is.’

A lot of people headed to the comments to figure out what the buzz was. While a lot of people guessed it said ‘Liam’ or ‘lion,’ or even ’96,' the actual word is *liar*.

What is the actual answer?

Still can’t see it? Just tilt your head, or phone to the left, and you can see that the man’s face actually spells the word ‘liar’ in cursive.

The eyes make up the ‘L,’ the nose makes up the ‘i,’ the mouth makes up the ‘a’ and finally, the ‘r’ is made up of the gap between the chin and shoulder.

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