A Singaporean social media streamer who goes by the pseudonym Kiaraakitty faked an egg attack by an alleged passerby during a livestream in Kaohsiung on Feb. 9, the city’s police department said on Saturday.
The department was responding to the streamer’s claim earlier this month that a stranger had thrown eggs at her during a recent visit to Kaohsiung.
Kiaraakitty is known for posting provocative content on livestreaming sites such as Twitch and Discord, as well as other social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. She also posts on paid adult content Web site OnlyFans.
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In the video dated Feb. 9, she is seen walking on Sanduo 3rd Road in Kaohsiung’s Cianjhen District (前鎮) and talking to the camera, when she is approached by someone who appears to be a Taiwanese woman.
The person yells in Mandarin, saying that Kiaraakitty has been seducing her husband. Kiaraakitty appears confused, then the woman starts throwing eggs at her.
The person then walks away, and Kiaraakitty says in a confused tone that she had been targeted because of the content she posts on OnlyFans.
The Kaohsiung video soon gained a large number of views, as well as the attention of the city police, who tracked down Kiaraakitty to find out what had happened.
As the video gained even more attention, online commenters began questioning its validity, saying she had a history of posting questionable content over the years.
Skeptics also said that her alleged attacker had spoken in a falsetto voice, suggesting that they were actually male, and that their accent was Singaporean. They also said the attacker was wearing a face mask the whole time.
On Feb. 11, Kaohsiung police said that Kiaraakitty had not filed a report about the incident.
Their investigations confirmed that the “attacker” was a 32-year-old Singaporean man, they said.
Police said they had questioned Kiaraakitty and the man on Feb. 11, and had determined that they had been working together to create the video to attract viewership.
The case has been sent to the Kaohsiung District Court, police said.
Kaohsiung police on Saturday asked Kiaraakitty to issue a public apology, as her video had negatively affected the image of the city.
In a short livestream later, she said that the video was meant to be a funny prank.
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