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#Fake famous free#
They fake free upgrades to first class or trips on private jets, and all you really need to do that is a $12 toilet seat," shared Bilton as he held up a toilet seat over a scenic background on the television to make it look like Druckman was flying 35,000 feet in the air.ĭuring one scene, Bailey learned that there is a fake private jet set that can be rented out for $50 an hour, for influencers to take pictures pretending like they are on a private luxury flight. They fake hikes in the redwoods so that they can try and get free hiking gear and sponsorships. "They fake all-expense-paid camping trips so that later, they can get a free all-expense-paid camping trip. These fake photos quickly become a currency that you can use to get free real experiences, products, and sponsorships," explained Bilton. "People fake private gym trainings so that, later, they can go and get a free training at a private gym. I've worked with influencers for projects where, you know, you select them off of their Instagram, and their images, and then you ask them to come in and do a shoot or an interview, and they will refuse to take photos, because they highly edit their own images and they won't be comfortable with whatever we shoot." One of the documentary's experts, social media manager Hana Hussein stated, "So much of it is so contrived and fake.
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"We're simply doing what so many other influencers do. Next, the content.īilton set up completely fake photoshoots for the participants, a ploy that apparently many influencers use. Bilton then purchased fake followers and bots to like and comment on all three participants' Instagram profiles. Chosen were aspiring actress Dominique Druckman, fashion designer Chris Bailey and real estate assistant Wylie Heiner. That way, I can at least die of something better than a drug overdose.Fake Famous, an HBO documentary that aired Tuesday night, took a deep dive into the world of influencers, and their obsession with fame, as journalist and first-time director Nick Bilton conducted a social experiment to find out if he could turn three unknown people, with nearly no followings, into famous influencers using a few social media tricks.įirst, Bilton held a casting call for the experiment's participants. I think I'm going to just make a Web site and actually affirm the rumor. like that I'm dead! But I feel fantastic. Very much alive, Burns repeatedly refuted the death rumors, telling MTV in 2007 "I'm starting to think that maybe there's something that people know that I don't know.
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At one point, the rumors claimed Burns had died from a drug overdose.
#Fake famous series#
Steve Burns became a superstar in the children's TV world when he starred in Nickelodeon's widely popular series "Blues Clues."īut when he suddenly disappeared from the show, it was speculated that he left the kid-friendly series because he had a serious drug problem. The event was a fund raiser sponsored by Children Affected By AIDS Foundation, which funds and supports non-profit direct services to children affected by HIV/AIDS. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis (C) poses with Steve Burns (L) of "Blues Clues" and Bill Nye "The Science Guy" during a Dream Halloween party where many children affected by AIDS were in attendance, October 30 in Santa Monica.