Here's the real story behind the truck in the background of this epic 'Game of Thrones' scene

The INSIDER Summary:

• A photo of truck in the background of "Game of Thrones" went viral.
• That screenshot is from a behind-the-scenes video for "Beyond the Wall," not the actual episode that aired on HBO. 

This has been quite the week for shoddy "Game of Thrones" news going viral around the web. First a theory about Bran Stark being the Night King gained steam, even though it's very unlikely.

Then people thought an old yearbook photo of George R.R. Martin had surfaced. It didn't.

And even though it's Friday, people are still talking about a viral photo of a truck in the Sunday's "Game of Thrones" episode. Except it wasn't.

While the Snapchat caption was funny, and it would be a great Easter egg if true, there was not a white pick-up truck sitting in the background of a deadly zombie battle. 

The giveaway is the HBO logo in the bottom right hand corner of the screenshot. Those logos only appear on trailers or behind-the-scenes videos released through HBO Go, HBO Now, and YouTube. Plus, speaking as someone who watches episodes of "Game of Thrones" three times each, that angle of the battle was never shown in the aired episode.

In this case, the viral photo of the truck came from a featurette called "The Frozen Lake," which was uploaded to YouTube in the days after "Beyond the Wall" aired. 

You can watch for yourself in the clip below, starting at 9:20.

For real comparisons between the visual effects work and the actual frozen lake battle, read our breakdown of the epic scene.

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