Forbes Accidentally Publishes 2026 Billionaire List After Time-Traveling Intern Submits Future Data

NEW YORK — Forbes magazine issued an embarrassing retraction this week after realizing their latest billionaire list featured data from two years in the future, submitted by what they initially believed was an overly enthusiastic intern named Chad.

"We thought Chad was just really good at predictive analytics," explained Forbes editor Margaret Steinberg, nervously adjusting her tie. "Turns out he's actually from 2026 and got stuck here after his time machine broke down outside our office building."

The premature list revealed that several American celebrities would apparently become billionaires through increasingly bizarre ventures. According to the future data, filmmaker Jordan Peele will achieve billionaire status by 2026 through his revolutionary "Scary Movie Smell-O-Vision" technology, while basketball player Stephen Curry will reportedly make his fortune selling "Impossible Shots" — actual basketball hoops that defy the laws of physics.

Perhaps most shocking was the revelation that reality TV star turned business mogul Kim Kardashian will become the world's first trillionaire by monetizing her family's drama through a subscription-based emotional rollercoaster theme park.

"The weirdest part is that none of this even seems that far-fetched," admitted Chad, who has been sleeping on Forbes' office couch while trying to repair his temporal displacement device using office supplies and Red Bull.

Forbes has since hired Chad as their "Future Business Correspondent" and is reportedly working on a 2027 cryptocurrency scandal exposé involving holographic boy bands and sentient NFTs.