TL;DR
- Trends
- “Fake Cry” comedic skit trend
- Views
- 7.9M, 2.5M, and 1.8M views in 2 weeks
- Format
- single clip → “fake cry” moment/situation → specific audio
- Why It Works
- Light, funny content that addresses childhood memories of fake crying or responds to some “unfortunate” event.
- Use It When
- You want to make light, comedic content that feels relatable.
What is this trend about
Comedic skits never fail to give us a good laugh. One of them is the “Fake Cry” trend.
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1.2M 2.6M 104.1K 415.7K “Fake Cry” is a comedic skit trend that allows you to share your takes on something that’s “unfortunate”, just like Sadie Sink and Stranger Things series, or your childhood memories that used “fake crying” as a weapon.
This trend uses a specific sound that expresses how someone needs to do the “fake cry” in front of the camera. The number of videos with that sound is now hitting 9K+ and continues to grow every day.
The top videos on this trend got 7.9M views, 2.5M views, and 1.8M views all in 2 weeks.
The formula
haykiies
original sound - AJ
Comments
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ange1ina._vee 1mo ago
on the counselors insta mind u...
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carm6789 1mo ago
they act like it’s the biggest deal to change ur schedule…
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iwantdietpepsi7 1mo ago
yeah my counselors dgaf
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ibelieveinunicorns20 1mo ago
Hey so why is it $50 to change my schedule
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gav_barney 1mo ago
I faked ACTUAL TEARS and she stared straight face at me and nodded till I was done like this.
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brt._n 1mo ago
She genuinely don’t gaf
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loveybug007 1mo ago
i was sobbing because i genuinely hate the class i’m in and she said “that’s not a good enough reason” every single time i step in that classroom i genuinely feel sick
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stoicasia 1mo ago
I got online PE 🥰🥰
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1.9M 72.5K 437.0K Just like any other single-clip comedic skit, the formula for this trend is very simple:
- specific sound from the trend
- single clip that shows your “fake cry”
- your personal take about an unfortunate event or your childhood memories regarding the fake cry
The key takeaway from this trend is to be as relatable as possible, so that everyone will get that sense of nostalgic memories and laugh together.
How to use
For creators, you can freely pick any moment that you have in life as the “narration”. You can personalize it, but being relatable is the best way to do it.
For brands, you can also tap into this trend by addressing relatable stories according to your product. For example, a toy brand can use “Me forcing my mom to buy me toys with a fake cry” as the narration. Every niche can twist this trend too.
