Just realized that viral 'I quit my job' TikTok was actually staged by a marketing agency

Last week I found out that emotional video of a guy crying at his desk in Austin was a paid ad for a career coaching app, and now I feel dumb for sharing it to my story, has anyone else been burned by these fake viral stories?

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johnson.jason1mo ago

Used to roll my eyes at people who said everything online was fake marketing. But that Austin crying guy got me too. Shared it to a group chat and everything. The acting was too good. Makes you wonder how many other "real" moments are just ad scripts now. Definitely changed how I look at viral videos these days.

jamesfox2mo ago

Wait, that crying guy in Austin was a paid actor for an app?

evan_wilson182mo ago

Honestly, that's hilarious. So we're out here paying people to cry for clout now?