I spotted her using a $12 drugstore cleanser in one clip but claiming it was a $200 product in the caption, and when I called it out her fans swarmed my DMs for a week. Has anyone else caught a celeb lying about what they actually use?
I bought a hoodie from that travel influencer who got called out for faking her whole solo hiking thing. Paid $60 plus shipping, which was a lot for me, and she went completely dark three days later. The website is gone, her Instagram got deleted, and I never even got a tracking number. I tried to do a chargeback through my bank but they said it was past 30 days. The whole thing feels like I just threw cash into a hole and got nothing back. Has anyone else bought merch from a canceled creator and just never received it?
They just spammed hashtags and got my account flagged for bot behavior. Has anyone else gotten burned by one of these influencer hacks and had to start over on a new profile?
I had a couple comments 3 months ago saying my voice sounded like I was recording from inside a tin can. One guy even made a joke about me using a 2005 webcam mic. I ignored it at first but then I watched one of my own videos and yeah, it was pretty rough. So I went and picked up a $40 lavalier mic off Amazon and tested it on the next video. The difference was night and day and now people actually stay to watch instead of clicking off in 10 seconds. Anybody else get hit with feedback they didn't ask for that ended up helping?
Last month I was scrolling Cameo for laughs. Saw a canceled influencer I used to follow. She charges $50 for a "public apology video." I almost bought it. But then I spent the money on a real apology from a random grandpa who told me to stop obsessing over drama. Best $50 I ever spent. Has anyone else wasted money on canceled celebs?
Followed this financial guru who got canceled later for shady deals. She said put $200 into this new coin, easy returns. I did it. Woke up two days later and it was worth $12. Lesson learned. Anyone else trust a canceled creator's advice and regret it?
My previous gym made me mail a certified letter to cancel, but my new one let me do it online in 2 minutes flat, has anyone else dealt with that kind of runaround?
I posted a video tour of my home studio setup last month, pretty proud of it. Some guy commented saying my cables looked like a "spaghetti monster threw up behind my desk" and it got like 200 upvotes. I was annoyed at first but then I actually looked back at the video and he was totally right, it was a mess. So I spent a Saturday with some velcro ties and a cable raceway kit, cleaned it all up, and reposted a before and after shot. Has anyone else had a random internet comment suddenly make you see something you'd been ignoring forever?
The influencer fans swarmed my mentions within 20 minutes and started digging up old tweets from 2016 where I complained about a coffee shop, so now I just privately message brands about bad partnerships instead of posting receipts.
I used to jump into debates defending any brand I liked without thinking twice. Last year I backed a skincare company in a local moms group after someone posted about a bad reaction. Turned out the brand had a whole history of shady customer service I didn't know about. People screenshot my comments and shared them in a cancellation thread on Reddit. It took me 3 weeks to get my name cleared. Has anyone else gotten burned for sticking up for a brand without checking their background first?
I was at a coffee shop last Tuesday when I noticed an influencer I work with was about to post an old video that had a clear trademark violation in it. I messaged her right as she hit upload, and she managed to pull it down within 60 seconds before anyone screen capped it. Anyone else ever catch a mistake like that in the nick of time?
So there was that whole drama with the skincare brand that messed up their shade range. Two influencers apologized. One did a 30 second crying video, the other wrote a 3 page note. I backed the crying video girl cause it felt more "real." Turns out she was paid to do it and the 3 page girl actually quit the brand. Felt like an idiot for 2 days. Anyone else fall for the dramatic apology instead of the boring written one?
I was at this house party in Austin last Saturday and this dude starts bragging about how he worked on Logan Paul's podcast setup. Knew he was full of it because I saw the real crew list online but I had to decide - call him out and look like a jerk or just let him have his moment. I went with calling him out and it got awkward fast, he stormed off. Has anyone else had to make that kinda split second choice at a social thing?
His channel went from 15 million subs to barely growing for months after that 2017 Japan trip. The backlash was massive but he basically just waited it out and now he's back doing boxing. Do you think the public forgets too fast or was a 6 month break enough punishment?
I had to choose between defending my favorite YouTuber or just walking away from the whole drama. Picked the second option after seeing their 12 paragraph apology that blamed everyone but themselves. Now I just laugh at the screenshots of their old tweets that got dug up from 2015. Anyone else find it liberating to just stop caring about these people?
I get that everyone jumps on the bandwagon when a celeb says something dumb. But last week I was scrolling through old clips of that guy who got cancelled 3 years ago for a joke about a fast food chain. The joke was dumb, sure, but not like hate speech dumb. I remember watching his Netflix special in 2019 and thinking he was just doing his thing. Now his career is totally gone, no comeback. Meanwhile there are influencers getting second chances every month for actual scams. I just don't see how one bad joke makes you worse than someone ripping off fans for thousands of dollars. Does anyone else think the punishment didn't fit the crime on that one?
I tried to get a brand deal last week and the company pulled up screenshots of stuff I said 6 years ago from some archive site. Everyone says deleting tweets is enough but apparently nothing ever really goes away online. Has anyone actually managed to get archives of their old posts taken down?
I was scrolling Twitter last night and saw a big movie star apparently trying to delete years of old controversial tweets. He ended up liking one from 2012 about a political scandal instead of deleting it. It stayed liked for a solid 20 minutes before he noticed and unliked it. Someone already screenshotted everything and posted it all over Reddit. Has anyone else seen a celeb mess up a cleanup attempt this badly?
Ngl I called her out in the comments for that 'organic' tea she sponsored after I found the same brand paid for 50 other posts that week. She blocked me and deleted the whole post within two hours. Has anyone else had luck calling out fake sponsorships or is it better to just let it slide?
I was scrolling through YouTube last night and ended up watching a 20 minute video about this TikTok influencer who faked a whole fundraising campaign for a children's hospital back in 2022. She raised over $100,000 supposedly for medical supplies but pocketed most of it. The video mentioned she got dropped by her management and lost like 80% of her followers. But then the comments were buzzing about how she just landed a two-part docuseries on a streaming platform. Is getting cancelled actually a career move now? Has anyone else noticed this pattern where the worse the scandal, the better the comeback deal?
I recognized her face immediately from the news coverage back in June 2023. She had thousands of followers before the whole faked assault story fell apart, and now she's rebranded as a wellness coach with a tiny but growing audience. Has anyone else spotted old canceled accounts popping up under new names?
Was scrolling through a deep dive on a canceled YouTuber's channel last night and found this stat... they had 2 million followers but only 300 people actually clicking their affiliate links. Found it on a site called SocialBlade that tracks real engagement. It made me realize how many influencers buy fake followers just to look big. Has anyone else checked their favorite celeb's real numbers and been shocked?
So Brianna Cross from that 30 day content challenge claimed posting daily would grow my account by 500 followers in a month. I did it for 6 straight weeks and my reach dropped by 40% around week 3. Now I'm digging myself out of the algorithm hole she put me in. Has anyone else had a so-called expert give advice that backfired this bad?
Saw this travel blogger from Portland delete 800 posts overnight and then repost a single photo of a white wall with no caption... I actually DM'd her asking if she got hacked and she said 'just a new chapter.' Does anyone buy that move as genuine or is it always a calculated rebrand?