Xu Yusheng makes a living by exposing fake incidents, so naturally, he has long made enemies on the internet.
Every morning, he performs an intensive self-search online, looking for videos that respond to him, aiming to create the next trending topic. He's also assessing whether the online sentiment is favorable to him.
He's encountered numerous reaction videos from those he's exposed before.
But it's undeniable that exposers have a natural advantage in the public sphere.
Self-certification is a very challenging task.
The cost of creating fake content is low, the conditions for self-certification are difficult, plus once internet users form preconceived notions, they are reluctant to admit their mistakes, which would make them appear foolish. Even if they later realize you're right, they'll still claim you're wrong.
In a sense, the internet is biased toward the accuser.
This is not due to the platform's mechanism, but a chain reaction caused by the folly of human nature.
