Greta Thunberg hailed as ‘time-traveller’ after century-old photo goes viral

Funny, infuriating and heart-warming, videos and memes go viral when they touch the right chord. DT Next curates the top shares online that are going viral

It is not just for being the recipient of the International Children’s Peace Prize given away on Wednesday that Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg is now again the talk of the internet but also because of a photo, reportedly taken around 1898 in Canada, linked to her. The photo from the University of Washington archives showing three children fetching water from a well has a girl in the foreground looking exactly like Greta, making it go viral. The photo triggered a bevy of reactions online, mostly awe, with many going on to mention Greta as the time-traveller who has come to save the future.