Hot Problems - A Fake!
If you've been alive and on the Internet this past April, then you've probably heard of the music video hailed as the next "Friday" by the Huff Post: Hot Problems. Well, it's fake . The video has gathered 12 million views in the month since then, although its popularity stems from the inflammatory reactions most viewers experience ( the like/dislike bar on Youtube has looked like a red lightsaber since the day the video was posted). Interestingly enough, it appears that the Huffington Posts and other websites that posted the video and made comparisons to Rebecca Black's magnum opus had probably known it was a fabrication, but for some reason decided to go along with it. The YouTube channel that hosted the video, OldBaileyProductions, had videos related to Cal State-Northridge and connections to the university's film geeks. But as "Hot Problems" took off, all the other videos were removed and the channel changed to appear t...