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Social Media Wealth Is Easier to Fake Than You Probably Think

Rented supercars, empty luxury boxes and staged private jets are helping influencers sell a lifestyle that may not actually exist.

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The influencers who shape your life, who make you feel bad about yourself for not having achieved anything, often have not achieved much themselves, other than convincing you that they are much richer and more successful than they really are.

Look at the ongoing legal drama surrounding manosphere chud Andrew Tate. As The Guardian reported, Tate’s lawyers recently told a Miami court that the supposedly “uberwealthy” influencer rented the $2.1 million Aston Martin and $7 million Bugattis featured in social media content.

The yacht he presented as part of his lifestyle was not his either; he was paid to promote it. His lawyers say the whole thing is a performance........

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