He knew it was fake. Everyone who made it knew it was fake. But the engagement was real. The comments were real. The brand deals that would come from 500k followers—those were very, very real.
He didn’t get a brand deal that month. He lost 20,000 followers. But the next day, Maya’s video—the one with 47 views—jumped to 12,000. And in the comments, someone had tagged him.
Liam stared at the ceiling for an hour. Then he opened TikTok and started a new live stream. No filter. No green screen. No red circles. fake cum tiktok
By 6:00 AM, Liam had stitched them all.
Liam nodded. “Yeah. But I’m trying not to be.” He knew it was fake
The viewer count: 12.
Then 34.
The Algorithm’s Puppet