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Video of woman claiming her baby is transgender is satirical ‘rage bait’
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This video is satirical ‘rage bait’, intended to provoke and generate engagement, and is several months old at least.
A video shows a woman claiming that her baby is transgender and was born a boy but now uses “she/her” pronouns.
The clip appears to have been shared as if it is real, with the caption: “WTF is wrong with these people.”But the clip isn’t genuine—it’s actually satirical “rage bait”, intended to provoke and generate engagement.
But the creator has confirmed she made the video as “click bait rage bait”—the name given to satirical content intended to provoke outrage online, by tapping into contentious topics.
Content creators often post rage bait on social media to aggravate users and generate engagement, often visible in the comment section.