‘Give me a chance': Chinese influencer exposed as ex-convict sparks mixed reactions online
An online influencer who shares videos of himself raising a cow in a rural area in southwestern China has been revealed to be a convicted fraudster.
The revelation has triggered a heated discussion among internet users.
The man, surnamed Luo, was sentenced to 10 months for fraud in 2015 for manufacturing fake methamphetamine and selling it to drug addicts, according to the Yangtze Evening Post.
On a leading social media platform where he has 210,000 followers, Luo has posted 300 videos of his countryside life in Dayi county, Sichuan province, most of which are about his interactions with a calf.
Luo named the one-year-old calf Niuniu, a common nickname for a little girl, while calling himself Niuniu's Dad.
Luo's online videos about raising cattle have attracted tens of thousands of followers to his social media account. Photo: Baidu
'I will not slaughter, sell, or beat my Niuniu. I will accompany her for life,' Luo said on his account.
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