Why are TikTok users pretending to scream at random strangers?

Why are TikTok users pretending to scream at random strangers?

TikTok's new obsession is "fake screaming"behind people.

The popular prank is almost like a next-level photobombing.The name of the trend is fairly self-explanatory.

People stand behind a person and gesture as if they're screaming but there's no sound .The social game first sprang up in February but has recently gained traction this September.The trend took off when user @alejwho posted the video that sparked the game on February 3.Although @alejwho removed the original video he re-uploaded it in September with the caption, "what started it all" .TikToker Tyson Kaiser boldly managed to pull the prank off on his teacher in the middle of class."And they all never suspected a thing," Charles Gatewood said after doing the challenge to several women at a party.Sedona Prince and a friend did it to strangers at a football game.

However, one of them managed to notice