Fact Check: Did Vasana Montgomery Fake Her Own Disappearance for Social Media Clout?
Vasana Montgomery is trending on X after a dramatic video appeared to show her vanishing during a live stream, but fact-checkers have now confirmed the footage was spliced with a special effects clip from a 2018 short film. Multiple viral posts claim Montgomery staged the stunt to gain followers, but interviews with her family suggest she simply shared a meme she found funny. The original video was posted by a parody account with a blue check mark, and several news aggregators reposted it without verification. The incident is now being used in misinformation warnings about deepfakes.