Malicious Advice Mallard is an advice animal image macro series featuring a photo of a red-headed duck. As the malicious counterpart to the Actual Advice Mallard, this meme provides intentionally terrible, misleading, or even dangerous life hacks and suggestions. It first gained popularity on Reddit's r/AdviceAnimals subreddit in late 2012. The humor relies on the juxtaposition of the duck's calm, helpful appearance with the absurdity of the 'pro-tips' provided, often leading to disastrous results for anyone foolish enough to follow the advice.