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Has your whole life been a lie? Is the praying emoji actually just a high five?


Los Angeles – The internet almost went into meltdown this week as it was revealed that the much loved praying emoji was actually just a high five.

All the drama started when a Philadelphia TV station,  6ABC News, reported that the emoji that everyone likes to use to indicate prayer was actually the icon for a virtual high five.

The emoji:



The news report:



But not everyone was convinced. Allie Jones from Gawker wrote; “The thumbs are on the same side. When you bring your hands together to pray, your thumbs are on the same side.

“When you high five someone in a conventional manner—right hand to right hand—your respective thumbs end up on opposite sides.”

These two images clearly illustrate Allie’s point:

The high five:


(Getty Images)

The praying hands:


(Getty Images)

Of course everyone on social media had their own opinion:





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