The events unraveled like a wide stunt, sending TikTok under a spell filled with flying rumors on social media. In a surprising twist of events, TikToker LifeandScars has been found to be alive, although he had been reported to die from an accidental overdose in statements provided by friends. News of his apparent death brought along a viral frenzy of TikToks reportedly from him that left fans in doubt altogether. Days later, however, the rather unlife-like revelation came to light that, in fact, LifeandScars was very much alive and had been arrested for a misdemeanor way back on October 18, 2024, and then released on a $200 bond.
Initial posts were made by friends from LifeandScars, who completely shocked his followers that he had died. They claimed accidental overdose, which sounded somewhat credible with many followers pouring their condolences and disbelief.
As users on TikTok and beyond started to repost bits from LifeandScars’ videos, speculation mounted, with some even going so far as to question whether he might still be alive. When more content, supposedly from him, kept on churning out, some fans speculated he was still online. Things only took a turn for the worse on the official LifeandScars Discord server, where moderators uploaded a “last words” video of the creator jokingly doing drugs while telling viewers to stay away from substance abuse.
The video was a joke, but it did nothing to quell speculation as viewers debated over whether the claims were real and, more importantly, if LifeandScars was truly gone. To add to the confusion, the Discord moderators initially did not confirm or deny the rumors. Instead, they kept quiet for several hours after the news broke, letting the drama unfold without a word of clarity from any party closest to the TikToker.
Days passed, and moderators returned to the Discord channel to clear the air: LifeandScars was alive.
They confirmed that he was arrested for a misdemeanor and released on a $200 bond. That confirmation, posted on October 24-nearly a week after the rumors of his death spread-finally put speculation to rest. For good measure, moderators rigged a bot on the Discord server to respond with “Unc is alive” whenever users mentioned his supposed death-a nod to the chaotic aftermath of the prank. “There’s no word on the street, we told y’all he’s out on bail,” quipped an administrator on Lifeand Scars as rumors continued to persist.
Cause that s**t was funny,” one of the moderators said, resting on the bed of blame that “it’s not our fault over 4,000 people decided to think he was dead.” Concocted and left to swirl out of control, the prank ascertains even more the mercurial nature of social media communities, wherein jokes often blossom into misinformation. It took fans sniffing into an online rumor mill on a series of unexpected twists and turns in their favorite creator’s story, when friends and moderators of LifeandScars weirdly created entertainment out of a terrible situation.
