The Shocking Trend of Faking Your Own Death for Attention and Lessons

A Belgian TikTok user faked his own death to teach his family a lesson about staying in touch with each other. David Baerten, 45, roped his wife and kids into the ruse, with one of his daughters posting online about her heartbreak at her father’s “passing.” Baerten made a dramatic arrival in a helicopter at his funeral, along with a camera crew, to comfort his distraught loved ones. He said he felt unappreciated and wanted to show his family a life lesson.