Man Running From Cannibal

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Man Running From Cannibal, also known as Man Chased by Cannibal, refers to a series of viral videos of a French-speaking African man allegedly being chased by a tribe of cannibals somewhere in Mali, Africa. The videos went viral on TikTok and Twitter / X in early 2024 and were originally posted by Mali-based TikToker @roi_des_punu_4.0official that January.

Origin

On January 20th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @roi_des_punu_4.0official posted a video that showed himself running away from a person who looked like a cannibal, gaining over 2.1 million plays and 225,200 likes in three weeks (shown below, left).

The TikToker^[2]^[3] posted multiple videos of the same nature in the days that followed, earning millions of plays each. For instance, on January 22nd, he posted his most viral TikTok^[4] in the series thus far, gaining over 32.1 million plays and 3.3 million likes in 20 days (shown below, right).

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The videos gained viral reposts soon after, like one shared by TikToker^[5] @_theparanormalchic on January 27th, 2024, gaining over 268,000 plays in 15 days. On January 31st, Instagram^[6] user @flanders_718 posted a Reel in which he humorously narrated the video, gaining over 11,900 likes in 11 days (shown below).

On February 4th, 2024, X^[7] user @DisturbingVidz shared the video, writing, "Have you ever been chased by a real cannibal? REALLY HAD TO RUN FOR YOUR LIFE?" receiving over 48.9 million views and 116,000 likes in one week.

The tweet inspired a slew of reactions and memes on X, such as a quote shared by X^[8] user @Loccdawggg on February 7th, reading, "Man cut the turbo on and got LOOSE," gaining over 138,000 likes in four days (shown below, left).

On February 8th, 2024, X^[9] user @kirawontmiss posted a quote, reading, "bro went into sport mode real quick I’m in tears😭," receiving over 186,000 likes in three days (shown below, right).

Cannibal In Water Video

On February 8th, 2024, TikToker^[10] @roi_des_punu_4.0official posted another video in which he was bathing in water where a man with blue face paint appeared. Over three days, the video received roughly 6.6 million plays and 709,300 likes (shown below).

The video was reposted by X^[11] user @JustLikeMikee on February 9th, who wrote, "These cannibal videos are getting wild 😳☠️," receiving over 21.6 million views and 22,000 likes in two days (shown below).

In turn, the tweet received viral quotes from others on X.^[12]