I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm? #Fergurson pic.twitter.com/iCsFi6qoIa

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014

Yup, the HuffPo reporter, Ryan Reilly, mistook ear plugs for rubber bullets.

His faux pas was met with some derision.

@brandondarby @bethanyshondark @ryanjreilly The utter lack of real world experience he demonstrates puts his reporting in a rather diff lite

— Wayne Austin (@WaynesterAtl) August 17, 2014

Mistaking earplugs for rubber bullets is a mistake any excitable four-year-old could make.

— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) August 17, 2014

It then sparked a #cananyoneconfirm twitter hashtag:

I believe this is the getaway driver from the Ferguson store looting last night. #CanAnyoneConfirm ? pic.twitter.com/esXTReNDh4

— Jimni27 (@jimni27) August 17, 2014

I believe these are AR-15 shotgun rounds. #CanAnyoneConfirm? http://t.co/hqtNWqqH7n

— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) August 17, 2014

I believe this is an urban as-salt vehicle. #CanAnyoneConfirm pic.twitter.com/rL920fgnUs

— Chris Ryan (@thestreeter) August 17, 2014

See more hilarity here.