Some merchants specialize in selling fake short video scripts, and some Internet celebrities create "hot" short videos to attract traffic. Experts suggest that the legal boundaries of short video posing should be clarified, and platforms should strengthen self-regulation.

Fake short videos such as selling sadness, fabricating family and social conflicts, and publishing false information about hot news have appeared from time to time. Some Internet users take advantage of the public's curiosity and other psychology to gain followers through staged and fake short videos.