Cute Pig Rescues Baby Goat Viral Video Was Actually an Ad

A cute video showing a pig rescuing a goat that went viral last fall was actually an elaborate ad for a Comedy Central show, the network revealed on Wednesday.

The original video showed a pig at a petting zoo playing hero when he swims across a pond to save a trapped and terrified goat whose foot is stuck underwater. That video, which was picked up by Mashable, among others, has gotten more than 7 million views. Based on the ratings, few viewers smelled a rat: Only about 1,400 gave it the thumbs down vs. 30,000 likes.

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On Wednesday, Comedy Central fessed up that the video was designed to promote Nathan For You, a series prem…
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