TikToker Fakes His Death, Arrives at Funeral in Helicopter
A Belgian Tiktoker staged his own funeral in order to see how many people would show up.
In an unusual way of teaching a lesson to his family and determining who cares for him, a Belgian TikToker faked his own death and showed up at his funeral. David Baerten’s wife and children decided that they should prank their family and see who really cared for the 45-year-old. In an attempt to spread the news of his father’s death, his child wrote a fake tribute on social media, writing "Rest in peace, Daddy. I will never stop thinking about you.” "Why is life so unfair? Why you? You were going to be a grandfather, and you still had your whole life ahead of you.” "I love you! We love you! We will never forget you." His family arranged a funeral last weekend near the city of Liege which was attended by many friends and family members dressed in black, as can be seen in the video with a number of cars parked. People were waiting for the ceremony to commence instead, they saw a landing helicopter and Baerten came out with his camera crew. Clips circulating on Tiktok from the staged funeral show mourners reacting in confusion as black helicopter land in a nearby field, and his wife and family walk out to greet him. "It's not possible," said one amazed funeralgoer. Later, the footage shows a sobbing mourner embracing Baerten. He was then greeted by those who were gripped with sorrow. In a video posted on TikTok, his family and friends ran toward him and there was an emotional exchange as they hugged the TikToker.
He said: "What I see in my family often hurts me, I never get invited to anything. Nobody sees me. We all grew apart. I felt unappreciated. That's why I wanted to give them a life lesson and show them that you shouldn't wait until someone is dead to meet up with them." After faking his death, he claimed that numerous people reached out to him and he is convinced that people care about him.
