A video of a woman having her 152 Facebook friends tattooed on her arm has been unmasked as a hoax after it became a viral hit around the world. A woman in the Netherlands claimed to have created a permanent reminder of all her Facebook friends and posted a video YouTube that got over 1.5 million views. But the bizarre stunt was revealed to be a fake after the supposed tattoo artist admitted it was just a temporary tattoo.
The woman who uses the name ‘Suzyj87’ had posted: ‘After months of work I want to show you all my social Tattoo. Pretty amazing right? I'm really proud of it. Hope you like it too!’ People took her seriously and ridiculed her for making with supposed irreversible decision.
Many YouTube users questioned whether Facebook friendships are as permanent as a tattoo. ‘Congrats on a getting a fine piece done. Hopefully you remain friends with all those people in the long run,’ wrote one commenter. The hoax was a marketing stunt for a website that makes personalised products decorated with the profile pictures of people's Facebook friends.
The site claims to be selling a Mini Cooper decorated with Facebook pictures, although it is not clear whether this is just the site's latest stunt. The Facebook-inspired tattoo follows a trend started by rapper T-Pain. He had a Facebook tattoo on his arm that read, ‘You don’t have to like me’ with the site’s trademark thumbs-up sign. T-Pain posted a picture of the new ink on Twitter, with the caption: 'I get a tatt every time I come to Hawaii. I think this ones pretty sweet, unless facebook shuts down soon.'