"This time we need to teach YOU a lesson": Hilarious reactions erupt as Duolingo clarifies why it staged its mascot's 'death'

Duolingo has officially brought an end to its cryptic PR stunt, one that saw its mascot, the raging green owl, pronounced dead.

In a hilarious video uploaded on its official page on X, we see the owl explain that all he ever wanted to do was grab attention and "get people to do their lesson," and the only way he could do that was to stage his own death.

However, in looking for someone to blame, much to his dismay, he realized that "so many people would jump at the opportunity to be the cause of his death." As for the death video that "looked incredibly realistic," the owl said that most of it was for dramatic effect and to promote social commentary.

In the video, the owl claimed that he wanted to see how many people wanted him to come back to life, and the only way to do so was for people to finish their lessons. In doing so, he found out "who the real ones are."

Watch the rest of the video below:

Scores online have been mocking the owl for the last few days, and with this new video, the running gag has only progressed further. There's a litany of hilarious memes and jokes going around online, and we've rounded up the best ones. Most of these are guaranteed to leave you in stitches.

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Duolingo reveals the reason he staged his death and fans are losing their minds: Read the most hilarious comments below

Check out how one user jokingly threatened Duolingo upon learning that the whole debacle was a scam:

"This time we need to teach YOU a lesson."

Scores online echoed the sentiments, while others chimed in with their humorous remarks:

"No one wanted to play with you as a little kid?" one user snapped.

"Look at that big chicken," another jokingly penned.

"Well played Duolingo, well played," a third fan jokingly remarked.

"You are the alpha translator and educator," someone else hilariously pointed out.

Even more joined the ongoing discourse to target the flaming green bird, with some jokingly referring to him as their dinner:

"I have been horn-swaggled," one user quipped.

"An owl rickrolled the entire world wth," another pointed out.

"i knew this damn bird won't die," someone on X snapped.

"i got trust issues because of you. are you happy now you green bird?"

One user had the most honest advice for the owl, embossed over the most random image ever:

Someone hilariously responded with a GIF of what could have been going on in the official Duolingo office:

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Whatever the case may be, it sure seemed to have worked in the owl's favor.