'Mental Illness Supporting Mother' One Million influencer, Turns out It's All 'False'
Sep 24, 2024
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According to Hong Kong media outlet South China Morning Post, a woman named Xiao told TikTok-like social media platform 'Kuaishou that she is 18 and lives in a village in Liaoning province in northeastern China.
She claimed that her biological parents abandoned her when she was young, and that her adoptive mother saw her on the street and brought her up and raised her.
Xiao also said her mother, who was devastated by the death of her biological daughter in a fire years ago, suffered severe trauma, and her adoptive father did not take care of Xiao and her adoptive mother due to mental health problems, making the situation worse.
She mentioned that she lived with her adoptive mother and grandmother until she died earlier this year.
When her sad story was revealed, she gained a lot of empathy online, which led to Xiao attracting 1.13 million followers on Kuaishou.
She is struggling to support and survive her adoptive mother"He also posted a video taken with his adoptive mother.
It also sold things regularly through livestreaming.
Followers who watched Xiao's videos sympathized a lot and donated money or purchased goods.
But according to the police investigation, her story was all false.
The adoptive mother was actually her biological mother, and she made it up as if she was in poor mental health.
Police recently arrested Xiao and her mother and also arrested two team members who were involved in the video.
Netizens feel betrayed that they use the consideration and affection of others so skillfully that they should impose severe punishment on her and her participants who are unethical", People who really need help are posting critical comments such as "People who don't get help because of these people."
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