TikTok’s “Time Traveler” Hoaxes: How Viral Fantasies Are Captivating — and Fooling — Millions
If you’ve spent any time scrolling through TikTok, chances are you’ve stumbled across a video claiming something like:"I’m a time traveler from 2671. Here are 5 events that will happen soon..."Or maybe you've seen warnings about world-ending disasters, mysterious portals opening, or the arrival of alien civilizations — all supposedly foretold by self-proclaimed time travelers.
While it’s easy to laugh these off as obvious fiction, the sheer virality of TikTok’s time traveler phenomenon raises fascinating questions.Why are so many people drawn to these accounts?How do these hoaxes spread so effectively?And why do even the most outrageous predictions keep gaining traction, even when every single one of them gets debunked?
Let’s dive deep into the world of TikTok’s time traveler hoaxes, how...