Thread by @FindZhehan

As mentioned in the last thread, an astonishingly high number of the real-person-slash (“RPS”) fans refuse to accept their shipping of the two actors is not real and turn to conspiracy theory instead.#ZhangZhehan #WordOfHonor (1/n)

The RPS fans believe, or pretend to believe, that the person featured in Zhang’s Instagram (“IG”) videos is in fact a fake created by AI.
@USER_1850101627*, who post her 3D modelings of Zhang on Weibo, is one of such conspiracy theory supporters.
#ZhangZhehan #WordOfHonor (2/n)

(*Note: the number 1850101627 is the only visible information when people try to access Zhang’s Weibo account after its suspension.)
The modeling fanarts and the apparent persona as a technology expert has earned her huge influence on Weibo.
#ZhangZhehan #WordOfHonor (3/n)

Her attitude towards Zhang’s IG videos has encouraged a lot of RPS fans to deny and even cyberbully the IG account holder, leaving appalling and endless insults under the account comment sections. p1 may be described as a subtle indication, however, in p2, she blatantly and (4/n)

(cont’d) explicitly voiced her final verdict, that the Zhang in those videos is a fake, a puppet created by advanced AI technology. P1 shows, as of 3 AM 25 June 2022, 6 hours after the post accusing the IG account of faking Zhang was published, over 10k people have liked it (5/n)

(cont’d) along with thousands of comments and reposts. This means the post can potentially reach tens of thousands more readers in the next few days, exacerbating the already horrendous cyberbully against the IG account holder. #ZhangZhehan #WordOfHonor (6/n)

In addition, as a matter of fact, Zhang himself could definitely see and then have his PTSD triggered by such widespread conspiracy theory. #ZhangZhehan #WordOfHonor (7/7, thread completed)

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