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Today people will do or say anything to bring attention to whatever theyâre promoting, but a TikToker mightâve went over the line in his attempt to get more people to listen to his new song.
According to Blavity, TikToker Duane Cali had the bright idea of claiming that he was infected with the Mokeypox virus that has been running rampant across numerous communities. He recently admitted that it was all a farce and he just wanted to get his music more clicks. In a new video he posted on his TikTok account, Cali decided to come clean after he went on a McDonaldâs run and received backlash from followers who reminded him he could be spreading the virus.
Before he came clean about his unusual and unnecessary promo method, Duane Cali posted a few videos trying to justify his McDonaldâs run as followers ramped up the outrage on his carelessness.
Covered in fake pockmarks (that mustâve been painstaking labor), Duane Cali finally revealed that it was all a hoax and even posted a video of someone painting pockmarks all over his body to prove that he didnât actually have Mokeypox.
Saying everything was just âa promo gone wrong,â Cali tried to justify his actions by saying âI usually try to tie the marketing around a premise of the song. This time, the song was called âChoose Yourself,â so I was trying to market in a way where it displays a person choosing themselves regardless of how other people feel about it. Unfortunately, it didnât translate that way, and people just ended up getting mad at me.â
Yeah, we donât think that oneâs going to fly with his followers. Still, Cali doesnât think heâs in the wrong and even feels like he mightâve taught everyone a lesson in the process. âInitially, I did it to promote a song, but I kept it going on so long simply because yâall need to stop believing every little thing you see on the internet,â Cali said.
Well, heâs not wrong on that last part.
Still though, had he never posted a video pretending to be infected, would he have come clean like this? Guess weâll never know, but our moneyâs on âNo.â