TikToker "Scar Girl" Annie Is Accused Of Faking Her Scar By Drawing It On, But She Insists That It’s Real—Why Do Influencers Keep Lying?

Countless videos have been made on a TikToker (@wtmab) named Annie, who is known for having a scar on her right cheek. Many users have joked that she draws on her scar as a part of her daily makeup routine. Countless theories have been made on the platform about Annie and her mark, and people are convinced that she’s lying. Let’s take a look at what social media users have to say about it.

Who Is the "Scar Girl" on TikTok? 

First, allow me to introduce you to the scar girl. @wtmab, who is also known as Annie, has nearly half a million followers on TikTok and her videos just keep going viral. She built her platform on being a pretty girl with a cut on her cheek, which she supposedly got around March 2021. However, people are noticing that it keeps changing in shape, color, and positioning – which is definitely not how a scar should heal. This led many users to speculate that she's been lying about her scar for views.

@livelaughwhor3 made a video to compare Annie's scar from 2021 to now. The mark on her cheek went from being pink and small to dark and pigmented. It somehow turned into a curved line that kind of resembles a single eyebrow. 

Another user, @notasbadasutought, posted a similar video of Annie's scar evolution. In the beginning, it started off as red and thin but progressively got thicker into the brown mark that her audience is familiar with today.

Annie Addresses the Theories and Insists It's Real

On January 1, Annie uploaded a video to address the rumors in an attempt to "prove'' that she's telling the truth. "I wake up everyday with, like, so many hate comments about my scar," she explained. Despite the negative feedback she continuously receives, Annie said that she still gets positive comments from her fans who have scars themselves and that her content helps them to feel better.

She then brings up the videos that show how her cut looks different from the one in 2021. According to the influencer, they don't look the same because they were separate scars. "That's not the same scar. The second one was from a topical, like, a chemical burn that was on top of that [the first scar]." Annie further clarified that the reason why the scar moved was because it was "healing."

Annie noted that scars should get lighter, but her body takes "a long time to heal." Toward the end of the video, the influencer grabbed a makeup remover and used it to softly wipe her scar – but nothing rubbed off. Needless to say, her audience was not convinced, and most of them theorized the makeup remover was dry. 

Not too long after this, Annie included her dad in a TikTok and asked him: "Dear father, I need to ask you a question. Is the scar real? The fans wanna know." To which her dad responds, "I gotta tell you the truth, it's real." Another person in the background jokes that he should have said "no" and Annie laughs and says, "I know, just [to] really bait them."

@shelbytweten decided to share her thoughts on the matter and showed her audience pictures of people with real scars. She proceeded to show the natural progression of these wounds, which are supposed to lighten and fade over time. They shouldn’t get darker or become more pigmented. "All these f*cking scars are purplish, red, or pink. And they get lighter!" she exclaims. 

Others agreed with @shelbytweten, and some of them think that Annie probably did have a real scar at first, but that she didn’t want to let it go – so she continued to draw it on to keep it for her TikTok. It probably wouldn’t be too far-fetched to say that she’s doing this, since social media is a grift after all. Unfortunately, more influencers are comfortable with lying these days to retain their audience and gain followers.

In 2021, we recognized a disturbing trend of young women who faked their mental illnesses –  including DID, ADHD, and Tourette's – for attention. While the reason is not known, one study did find a link between social media use and narcissism. According to the research, narcissistic traits increased with repeated and active social media use, and the biggest users exhibit many of the qualities relating to narcissism. While I’m not saying that scar girl is a narcissist, I am saying that influencers are chronically online and often lie to attract more followers.

In the case of scar girl, it's possible that she's continuing the mark in order to get more views. Or maybe she's actually telling the truth, and her scar is somehow getting worse. Whatever the case, she doesn't care. As Annie stated in her video, "I'm sure people would still sit here and tell me that my scar is fake, even after this video. I don't really care because at that point it's just giving me views."

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