Guy Fakes Being Rich On Istagram For A Week, Gets More Than Double The Likes Than His Other Pics

Author: Sofie Tapia / Source: Bored Panda

Designer clothing, flights on a private jet, and glamorous parties – all yours for the price of photo editing apps. Byron Denton, a London-based vlogger began posting photos of himself on Instagram in late January living life as an uber-rich Instagram influencer, but without the actual wealth.

The 19-year-old wanted to conduct a social experiment to see how easy it would be to fake a flashy influencer lifestyle to his followers and how they would respond. Turns out social media is one intoxicating drug, not only were people convinced the engagement on his page skyrocketed and all it took was some editing.

Meet Byron Denton the 19-year-old vlogger who convinced his followers he was a “rich b*tch” on Instagram

Known to his Youtube followers as ‘‘ the content creator told Insider he was inspired by fellow YouTuber George Mason, who had faked going on vacation for a week at the beginning of the year. “I saw a lot of people faking holidays and stuff, but I thought it would be cool to take a different approach,” Denton told them.

He was curious to explore the lust people held for these high-profile figures saying, “I’d always wondered if the reason people are so obsessed with celebrities was due to the fact they can afford to live a life not everyone can.”

And according to the results, the answer might be yes. This photo of Denton “lounging in a private jet,” received 1,000 likes in only seven seconds. Talk about the power of clout. But the influencer frenzy was not just limited to high-class experiences but expensive fashion as well.

In his YouTube video reveal he said, “I did this to try and compare whether wearing designer items would actually encourage people to like your photos or not, so if we go back to a photo I posted on 1 December, wearing a semi-cute outfit, kinda basic but still kinda cute, this actually ended up getting 2,234 likes, 44 comments, and 113 profile…

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