VisitDenmark
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VisitDenmark is a Danish tourist organization for "promotion and development of Danish tourism".

In September 2009 they were behind a viral video
Viral video
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 on YouTube
YouTube
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 where "Karen" was a "Danish mother seeking" the father of her child after a one night stand
One Night Stand
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The video gained over 700,000 views in just a few days before media identified VisitDenmark as the source.
The video sparked heated debate for allegedly showing Danish women as drunken and promicious.
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