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AI has ruined me. I don't believe what I am seeing because the shadows are too deep for being a black and white photo. If taken during the day the snow would blow out the white balance. If it was taken at dusk or evening then their eyes would have a stark light reflection like red eye or eye glint from the flash that would leave those shadows.
I have problems with the snowman build like the very straight shoulders. I've never built a snowman taller than me that has the same size base as the shoulders. The physics of this seems off around the edges. Like fae physics.
I found this reddit post from three years ago and this article from The Press and Journal.
Instead of worrying about an inconsequential meme, you could:
A) Not give a shit
B) Look it up on TinEye.