A TikTok user named "Tics and Roses" gained over 500,000 followers by pretending to have Tourette syndrome, posting videos of herself having tics and advocating for awareness about the condition. However, people began to suspect that she was faking it, pointing out inconsistencies in her behavior and citing videos of her speaking without tics on other social media platforms. The user eventually posted a medical certificate claiming to prove her diagnosis, but it was found to have errors and was deemed likely to be fake. A petition was started calling for her to delete her TikTok account, and her sister later came forward to confirm that she had never actually had Tourette syndrome. The creator of the video views her actions as disgusting and disrespectful, taking advantage of people's sympathy and profiting from a fake illness.
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1. The channel is close to reaching 400,000 subscribers.
2. The creator of the channel is discussing a topic that is recurrent on the internet.
3. A person known as "Tics and Roses" or "General" went viral on TikTok for pretending to have Tourette syndrome.
4. General's real name is Emerald, and she is a young girl from the USA.
5. General's TikTok account gained over 500,000 followers and hundreds of comments of support.
6. People began to doubt General's claims of having Tourette syndrome after seeing videos of her speaking without tics on other social media platforms.
7. General had another account on Facebook and Dictation, where she promoted her business selling threads for fabrics.
8. General used her TikTok account to promote her business and sell merchandise.
9. People found errors in a medical certificate that General posted, which led them to believe it was falsified.
10. A petition was created to ask General to delete her TikTok account, as people felt she was profiting from a lie.
11. General's sister, Jane, came forward and confirmed that General had never shown symptoms of Tourette syndrome.
12. General deleted her TikTok account after being cornered by the public.
13. A user named Jane claimed to be General's sister and apologized to those who were offended by General's behavior.