Fake Fancams: Difference between revisions

'''Fake Fancams''' (also called the '''Fancam Situation''') are [[shock videos]] uploaded and shared on Twitter and Instagram pretending to be a fancam video (a clip made and uploaded by fans to promote an artist and/or their music), made for baiting users into watching either a [[screamer]] or disturbing imagery, including but not limited to murder, torture, self-harm and suicide. The fancams originally started with K-Pop, but later expanded to other things.

This phenomenon appeared at the end of May 2020. Many K-pop stans have found red flags to identify the members of groups from where it originated such as keywords ("slit" or "slitz") and symbols.

Fake fancams made a resurgence in late December 2020. @ASUKLY made a bait-and switch image with the word "click me!" however, expanding the image would show show photos of self-harm.<ref>https://twitter.com/czbain/status/1338182574695469061</ref> The tweet has since been removed. ASUKLY also worked with Dreamslitz (who is now banned), who released a fake [https://youtube.com/TommyInnit TommyInnit] "fancam" the same day.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20201213235541/https://twitter.com/dreamslitz/status/1338271229770428419</ref>

==Consequences==

[https://blocktogether.org/show-blocks/IZTzbxMKozZE1W091KFZ8AC5wjeegM5ASJ_TJdLl Multiple] [https://blocktogether.org/show-blocks/-71vwcOqMr7IT4pLwv3h7Z_gABPODC5819fpBgGe BlockTogether.org] [https://blocktogether.org/show-blocks/zVb3H1AN597nWGGA7VR0KYmOsIE9pdPJvae9-yKT blocklists] were made to block off those who posted the fake fancams. Many people took a break or censored their replies to avoid any spread of the situation.

* Answering to their DMs were made ''would'' lead to your account being stolen.

* Answering to their DMs ''would'' lead to your doxxing.

<u>NOTE</u>: The following Twitter threads may contain accounts that post disturbing content!