Loren Gray has claimed that many influencers claiming to be at Coachella aren’t actually at the music festival.
The 20-year-old influencer took to TikTok on Saturday to point out that some influencers make it look like they’re attending the famous music festival without actually having a bracelet.
The Told You So hitmaker said: “Coachella is like the Influencer Olympiad. It’s the right place. But most influencers, or many influencers, don’t even go to Coachella.
She explained, ‘They go out into the desert, become like an Airbnb, stay with someone, get their outfits, their hair, their makeup, post Coachella day 1, Coachella day 2, and they don’t go to the party.’
She noted that many people online feel like they’re missing out when they see influencers appearing to be attending these events, but they should realize it’s all fake.
Sham: Loren Gray called influencers for lying about going to Coachella The 20-year-old influencer took to TikTok on Saturday to point out that many influencers are faking it without actually having a bracelet
It’s Not What It Seems: The social media personality explained that people should realize how often social media posts are not at all what they appear to be
“So if you’re bored and sad because you’re not at Coachella, just know that most of these people aren’t there either.
“It’s a very common occurrence that I thought people knew about, but then I didn’t see anyone talk about it, so now you know,” she said.
A 2021 HBO documentary, Fake Famous, revealed how wannabe influencers can use simple tricks to craft their fame, like buying followers and crafting a luxurious lifestyle.
In his documentary, Bilton would visit sites like Famoid.com to buy followers and likes, with 7,500 followers and 2,500 likes costing him $119.60.
The scheme may ask some why it’s worth it since none of these bots are true admirers, but the goal is to make people “appear more popular than they really are” – and the more popular they appear, the more true followers they become put on .
More importantly, a high following count can lead to sponsorship deals, including gifts and cash.
In April 2019, YouTube star Gabbie Hanna faked a trip to Coachella by editing photos of herself to appear as if she were attending the music festival.
She also turned her friend’s house into her fake “Airbnb” and printed out fake versions of the Coachella artist bracelet before revealing the truth in a YouTube video titled “I Faked Going To Coachella.”
She explains that she was inspired by other social media influencers who have pulled off similar tricks, like posing on fake private jets.
Fake desert backdrop: YouTube star Gabbie Hanna faked a trip to Coachella in 2019 and posed for photos like this one, edited to appear like she was in the desert
Work: “I’m tired of pretending I’m at Coachella,” she admitted. “I can’t even imagine actually being at Coachella”
Difficult: Gabbie edited all the backgrounds to make it look like she was really there
Pretense: Gabbie photographed in an empty field and Photoshopped the background to create the illusion that she was at Coachella, sitting on the grass near a stage
Fake Festival Background: She donned a yellow wig, funky bra top and cut-off shorts while pretending to be hanging out at Coachella by adding a fake stage set behind her
Insta-Life: In the HBO documentary, Chris goes to a private airplane studio to pose for pictures that make it look like he’s on his own jet
Caught! In fact, it was a fake airplane set constructed for pictures only
Cautious! As long as the angle is right, no one would know it was a set
Surprise! Complete with plush rugs and round plane windows, the fake private jet was simply a two-chair set
The travel project was a recreation of the interior of a Gulfstream G3 jet built just for the purpose of a cool Instagram snap
In 2018, 33-year-old LA artist and entrepreneur Matty Mo debuted The Private Jet Experience in Los Angeles.
The travel project was a recreation of the interior of a Gulfstream G3 jet built just for the purpose of a cool Instagram snap.
In February 2020, California-based influencer Natalia Taylor, 24, demonstrated this for her 300,000+ Instagram followers and two million YouTube followers.
The vlogger staged a fake trip to Bali, Indonesia and posed for photographer Ally Amodeo in her upscale “hotel room”.
She later revealed that all the photos were actually taken at her local Ikea.
In a YouTube video about the stunt, she explained, “The point of this video was to show people how easy it is to get people to believe you’re someone you’re not.”
According to the Influencer Marketing Hub, a “nano-influencer” with 1,000 to 10,000 followers on Instagram can make as much as $100 per post. In comparison, “mega-influencers” with a million followers or more can earn $10,000 for a single post.
Would-be influencers need to make it seem like they’re living in the lap of luxury when they’re not actually rolling in dough.
Fake! Natalia Taylor faked a vacation to Bali on Instagram in 2020 by sharing pictures of herself taken at a local Ikea, proving to her followers how easy it is to pretend online
Strike a pose! The influencer took photographer Ally Amodeo to her local Ikea for an impromptu photoshoot in front of confused customers and staff
Imagine this: Natalia used the Bali geotag on all the posts she shared on her main feed, while also posting fake snaps of herself “travelling” on her Instagram stories
Before sharing the Ikea shoot, Natalia posted several fake photos of herself allegedly traveling to Bali to make the whole prank more believable
The big reveal: The influencer documented the entire experiment in a YouTube video, where she has almost 2 million followers
Fake spa: Photos — like this one shot by aspiring actress Dominique Druckman — aren’t always what catches the eye as she lay in her backyard while tagging an LA spa location
Not really there: Dominique later posted this picture from the shoot and tagged a spa
Faking your surroundings can be pretty easy. In the documentary, faux influencer Dominique poses for photos and tagges herself at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, a five-star hotel. In reality, she was in Bilton’s backyard.
She also posed close-up with her head in a children’s pool adorned with artificial rose petals to simulate a spa treatment.
Designer Chris’ “private gym” in Beverly Hills was actually filmed in a warehouse.
And instead of spending money on champagne, the Doc’s influencers sipped apple juice in champagne flutes.