The Truth Behind the Viral Video: A Tale of Mischief and Mayhem

Have you seen the video that's been making the rounds on social media, claiming to show a woman shocked to learn that the man she supposedly hooked up with many years ago is now the Pope? The claim is that Chicago-born Robert Prevost, who was elected Pope on Thursday and took the name Leo XIV, had a tryst in his youth with this woman. But, as it turns out, the video is completely fake.

The viral video appears to show a woman talking to two people on her computer, one of whom is supposed to be her mom. "My mom's situationship is the Pope of the Catholic church," the video's creator can be heard saying as she laughs. "My mom hooked up with the pope." The text on the screen claims this sexual encounter happened when her "mom" was 19 years old, something that would seem plausible if it were made by real people out in the world.

The problem is that this video was created by a comedian named Louisa Melcher, who often makes fake claims to go viral. In fact, she's been doing this for years, creating absurd and ridiculous scenarios that she presents as truth. And sometimes, it seems like people actually believe her.

Melcher frequently creates videos attached to recent news events, claiming to be at the center of them. She's made videos about falling off the stage during Usher's Super Bowl halftime show, claiming it was real (it wasn't). She's also claimed that her sister's fiancé said her name during their wedding vows, and that an influencer had used a bad photo of her in a poll judging her attractiveness.

But Melcher's pranks aren't just limited to these examples. In another video, she claims to take the books out of Little Free Libraries around her neighborhood and resell them on Amazon. Who knew my little free book hack would be so controversial?

Melcher seems to have figured out how to hack the social media environment in a way that gets her videos to go viral through rage-bait, and she's been doing it for years. And yet, despite her obvious intentions as a comedian, many people still take her videos at face value.

The video claiming to show Melcher's "mom" being shocked about the Pope has already racked up over 1.4 million views on Instagram and over 5.6 million on TikTok. But don't be fooled – it's all just a clever ruse designed to get attention and laughs.

So, the next time you see one of Melcher's viral videos, remember: it's probably fake. And if you're seeing this video about the new Pope in your feed, we're sad to report that it's completely staged. But at least we can all enjoy the humor and entertainment value of it all.