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Heres a prime example of the saying, Dont believe everything you see on the Internet, folks!

One person named Lexi Smith documented her experience giving the hack a go.

Were in security right now; lets see how fast we can get through this.

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Make that make sense.

Yes, you will save time not having to get there early.

But weigh that against the cost of missing your flight, because the unexpected happens.

Passenger in puffer vest checking airport departure board; possibly impacted by viral airport trend.

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My anxiety would never let me test that, another noted.

Im 3 hours early even with tsa precheck.

This is literally a gamble, someone echoed.

Person in a blue hoodie at a busy airport, testing viral Airport Theory trend.

It definitely wont always work as theres too many factors involved.

Yes, there have been some successful stories.

But these are all based on luck, they say.

Man in an airport discussing the viral “Airport Theory” trend, wearing glasses and a blue hoodie.

Netizens were skeptical about the real-life practicality of the airport hack

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