WikiHow posts video on "how to fake your death" [WTF]

[Garth Gator]

WikiHow, a go-to source for step-by-step guides on everything from baking cookies to building rockets, has outdone itself this time. A new video tutorial tackles the peculiar art of faking one's own demise—a practice known in certain circles as “pseudocide.”

 

The life (or death) hack offers tips on how to vanish from society’s radar. While the concept might sound like the plot of a Hollywood thriller, the video (and its accompanying article) treats it with the same matter-of-fact approach as instructions for tying a necktie.

 

To erase one’s existence, WikiHow suggests a gradual approach to removing traces of identity and squirreling away funds. It even broaches the topic of staging an “accidental” death to throw would-be investigators off the scent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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However, it comes with a stark warning: no fake death is foolproof, and the path to disappearance is fraught with potential legal pitfalls.

 

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While it isn't technically illegal, staying off the grid may involve committing crimes like identity fraud and insurance fraud to successfully disappear.

 

The guide doesn’t stop at the logistics of the disappearing act itself. It extends to the aftermath, advising viewers to prepare for a new life and resist the urge to look back. This includes altering one’s appearance, presumably to avoid recognition by those left behind in the old life.

 

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