object returns null even though it has a value

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so i have a camera script which is passed a gameobject at creation, but when it runs it doesnt see the gameobject. I put a debug just above the line where it is using the object (Target) and this is what it gave me

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the last 3 console entries scroll forever.
and the two “target according to the camera: …” lines are from the exact same line of code
the error in the middle is from the line immediately after the debug.log.

the 2 relevant code snippets are the code that creates the camera

public void BuildCamera(float AspectRatio,ref GameObject Target,float FollwSpeed)
        {
            var c = Instantiate(CameraPrefab) as GameObject;
            c.SetActive(false);
            var s = c.AddComponent<NonScaleCamera>();

            s.Target = Target;
            Debug.Log("Target passed is: " + Target);
            Debug.Log("Target recieved is: " + s.Target);
            s.baseAspect = AspectRatio;
            s.FollowSpeed = FollwSpeed;
            c.SetActive(true);

        }

and the camera update

void Update()
        {
            Debug.Log("target according to camera is: " + Target);
            if (Target != null)
                workAroundTest = Target.transform.position;
            TargetPos = Vector2.Lerp(transform.position, workAroundTest, Time.deltaTime *         FollowSpeed);
        }

I know that I can probably just use a different script, but this is the weirdest thing i have seen while using unity.

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Every time this has happened to me, I’ve actually had a second copy of the script that wasn’t initialized correctly, usually accidentally newed somewhere or attached to some GameObject I’d forgotten about. Try a Find In All Files and check all your objects and prefabs.

For example, I would expect this error if you left your original CameraPrefab instantiated in your Scene.