James Corden does drive during ‘Carpool Karaoke’ — just not all the time

This just in: Not everything you see on TV is real.

James Corden had a little fun during Wednesday night’s “The Late Late Show� when he came clean to viewers about how the “Carpool Karaoke� sausage is made.

The TV host was reacting to a “leak� that hit social media last week showing the “Karaoke� car being towed by another vehicle while Corden rode inside with Justin Bieber.

“Saw James corden and Justin Bieber filming carpool karaoke and this is why I have trust issues — he isn’t even driving!,� user Zoli Honig said snarkily in the caption on a video posted on Twitter and Instagram. “Next thing you know they gonna tell us that his friends don’t *actually* need a ride.�

“I know this doesn’t look good,� the comic said.

Corden swore Wednesday that he drives the SUV most of the time (“95% of the time I really am endangering the lives of the world’s biggest pop stars�). But when he and his pop guests are doing something that might not be safe, he turns over the keys and gets a tow.

Those situations might include “a dance routine or a costume change, you know, or if I’m drunk,� he said.

In the case of the Bieber shoot, he said, “it was a safety issue where we thought it was best to tow the car. Frankly I just kept getting lost in his eyes.�

But there was more.

“While we’re actually getting things out in the open, I don’t really need them to help me get to work. Often, I’m at work already,� Corden said.

Oh, the scandal.

The worst part? Honig’s video has more than 13 million views, which Corden pointed out is more than some “Carpool Karaoke� episodes.