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<\/p>\nLEWIS Saunderson is a controversial TikTok content creator.<\/p>\n
The Influencer is known for his "awareness" videos, which some people have called "disturbing".<\/p>\n
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Lewis Saunderson was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1984, and is an actor and TikTok star.<\/p>\n
He trained at the East 15 Acting School, and made his film debut in The Lost Choices (2014).<\/p>\n
However, these days Lewis is better known for his controversial videos on TikTok.<\/p>\n
His handle @lewissaunderson38 has 1M followers (as of September 2023).<\/p>\n
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Lewis creates what he calls "awareness" videos that show challenging situations and even include "death".<\/p>\n
One harrowing video shows him reenacting the moment his "son drowns in a paddling pool".<\/p>\n
He claims he recreates these tragic scenes to highlight the importance of safety – for example not leaving a child alone in a paddling pool.<\/p>\n
Lewis does include the hashtag "fiction" on his clips, but some followers have felt the captions don't always make it clear that the videos aren't real.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Many of Lewis' videos have caused a stir and left followers feeling confused and angry with they turned out to be fake.<\/p>\n He responded to the backlash in a TikTok video, where he said that hetook people's belief of his clips as a "compliment", and that he was "always having to set the record straight and clear up any confusion".<\/p>\n Addressing his followers he said: "When another video goes viral I have to do this justifying again." <\/p>\n "The majority of people will just scroll their page, my videos will pop up and a lot of people assume they're real.<\/p>\n "It's annoying because I'm never trying to make out that I'm going through these things. <\/p>\n "At the end of the day people will believe what they will believe."<\/p>\n Lewis said there's a "divide" between people who understand he's trying to raise awareness and people who "can't understand" why he does it.<\/p>\n He then argued he's "just an actor playing a character and telling a story".<\/p>\n "It's nothing different to when you watch a drama on TV," he said.<\/p>\n "What I'm doing is harmless in terms of using a platform to demonstrate my skills and tell powerful stories. That's what my brand is… If I was trying to convince people it's real I wouldn't be putting out explanation videos regularly after videos do really well."<\/p>\n As a result of their realistic nature, many viewers have responded to Lewis' videos with messages of support – especially when they believed his son had drowned.<\/p>\n One person wrote: "I'm sorry for you man, stay strong and be safe,"<\/p>\n While another said: "This broke my heart so much. Losing your baby is so hard. I lost my son last year. Prayers."<\/p>\n However, upon finding out the videos aren't real, and that they had been fooled, some viewers have been left furious with one writing: "I feel so played. <\/p>\n "I prayed so hard for you because I thought I really lost your soulmate."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MF-JOE-SOPHIE-DIVORCE-COMP.jpg\")
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