On Tuesday, actor Rob Lowe was one of the many celebrities and public figures who fell prey to a viral Instagram hoax and many of his followers were quick to point this out, including his son, John.
And as others pointed out, John is no stranger to posting hilarious digs at his father on Instagram.
Rob Lowe's son John is known for making light-hearted digs at his father and he was quick to call him out for falling for the Instagram hoax
On Tuesday, a message claiming that Instagram had revised its "privacy laws" and that users' posts could now be used "in court cases and litigation" against them began circulating.
Even though Instagram's parent company Facebook has since officially debunked the message's privacy-policy claims, it was reshared by stars like Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, Usher, and, of course, "Parks and Recreation" actor Rob Lowe.
Rob's more digitally savvy followers quickly took to the comments section to poke fun at the actor's gullibility, but no one trolled him quite as hard as his son, John. The 24-year-old didn't waste any time alerting his father to the fact that he'd fallen victim to a prank that he should have seen coming.
"Oh god. You literally have a son who went to Law School," he wrote in the comments section, before calling in his older brother Matthew, 26, for help. "@matthewedwardlowe come get him."
Matthew, who is a Duke-University graduate, is currently studying at Loyola Law School at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, per his public LinkedIn and Instagram profiles.
This is far from the first time that the actor has experienced some good-natured ribbing from his youngest son on Instagram
John has a history of leaving tongue-in-cheek comments on his dad's posts, teasing him about everything from his shirtless selfies to his workout posts.
On August 13, Rob shared a post-workout Instagram in front of a wall of framed Emmy nominations, captioning it, "If you're not wet from your workout, you're probably not working hard enough!"
In response, John commented, "The subtle art of taking a selfie in front of your Emmy nominations."
And the actor's recent shirtless selfies prompted John to comment "Plz god no" and "Maybe skip chest day for a while."
You might recognize the Lowe brothers from their TV debut on 'The Lowe Files' back in 2017
The "West Wing" star's sons Matthew and John both made their television debut when they joined their father on 2017's "The Lowe Files."
Rob has previously spoken to Insider about the idea behind the A&E reality series, which featured the trio exploring supposedly haunted locations around the country.
"It was a great way for me to spend time with my boys and go and look for stuff that we've always talked about together as a family and laughed over and argued over," the actor told Insider at the time.
"The Lowe Files" has not been renewed and aside from their TV debut, Rob's sons have largely grown up out of the public eye, with Matthew eschewing the spotlight in favor of law school and John recently graduating from Stanford University, though he has appeared in a few films, like "The Grinder" and 2014's "A Canine Affair."
