{"id":1948593,"date":"2023-06-15T19:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-fakes-his-own-death-then-arrives-at-his-funeral-to-teach-family-a-lesson\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:42:22","slug":"man-fakes-his-own-death-then-arrives-at-his-funeral-to-teach-family-a-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-fakes-his-own-death-then-arrives-at-his-funeral-to-teach-family-a-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Man stages death, attends own funeral to &#8216;teach family a lesson&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-fakes-his-own-death-then-arrives-at-his-funeral-to-teach-family-a-lesson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1948593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Claudio Furlan\/LaPresse via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:32 PM \u2013 Thursday, June 15, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>To the surprise of his family and loved ones, a Belgian man revealed why he decided to fake his own death last week after arriving for his \u201cfuneral\u201d in a helicopter, making the ultimate entrance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>David Baerten, 45, said that he staged the intricate \u201cprank\u201d to educate his family members about the value of staying in touch with one another.<\/p>\n<p>Baerten, who goes by Ragnar le Fou on TikTok, told French talk program Touche Pas a Mon Poste (TPMP) that he planned the event because he felt \u201cunappreciated\u201d by some of his family. <\/p>\n<p>Another TikTok user named Thomas Faut, who reportedly attended the phony funeral service, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@el.tiktokeur2\/video\/7243402826427239706?embed_source=121352282%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_masking&#038;refer=embed&#038;referer_url=www.independent.co.uk%2Flife-style%2Ffake-death-funeral-tiktok-helicopter-family-b2357836.html&#038;referer_video_id=7243402826427239706\" target=\"_blank\">recorded a video<\/a> of the 45-year-old man arriving for his own burial in a helicopter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@el.tiktokeur2\/video\/7243402826427239706\" data-video-id=\"7243402826427239706\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@el.tiktokeur2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@el.tiktokeur2?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@el.tiktokeur2<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Tu nous as eu on t aime mon ami on est content que tu es parmis nous \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<a title=\"pourtoii\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pourtoii?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#pourtoii<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7<\/a> @Ragnar_le_fou <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c son original - Thomas faut\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/son-original-7243402802125441819?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c son original \u2013 Thomas faut<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mourners can be seen watching as the chopper lands in a field and a door opens. It then switches to a shot of people encircling Baerten, with more approaching him to embrace and welcome him while a film team recorded it.<\/p>\n<p>Faut also shared a video of an emotional relative sobbing as he embraced Baerten.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou got us, I swear I was crying and then I had the shock, buddy we love you very much,\u201d Faut wrote in a caption.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, the fake funeral was held outside Liege after one of Baerten\u2019s daughters allegedly published a \u201ctribute\u201d to her father on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRest in peace, Daddy. I will never stop thinking about you. Why is life so unfair? Why you? You were going to be a grandfather and you still had your whole life ahead of you. I love you! We love you! We will never forget you,\u201d she said, before finding out the truth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the prank did not go over well with viewers, who accused Baerten of being \u201ccruel\u201d to his family. While Baerten did not release any film of the funeral, he did record a video explaining why chose to take part in the act.<\/p>\n<p>According to The New York Times, Baerten expressed \u201churt\u201d since he \u201cnever gets invited to anything\u201d by his family members.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNobody sees me. We all grew apart. I felt unappreciated. That\u2019s why I wanted to give them a life lesson and show them that you shouldn\u2019t wait until someone is dead to meet up with them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He further stated that, despite the fact \u201conly half\u201d of his family and friends attended his phony funeral, more relatives have contacted him afterwards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThat proves who really cares about me,\u201d Baerten maintained. \u201cThose who didn\u2019t come did contact me to meet up. So in a way, I did win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later, during an appearance on TPMP, Baerten later expressed sorrow and regret for carrying out the act.<\/p>\n<p>He said that his wife was aware of his plan from the very start and even attempted to derail it.<\/p>\n<p>According to Indy100, the prankster let his children assume he had died for \u201ca couple of days\u201d before informing them of the truth.<\/p>\n<p>He told the talk show that it was his film team that insisted on only documenting the stunt if he told his children and sister that he was actually alive. He has since, however, claimed that they \u201chalf-knew\u201d that it was a joke from the start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs soon as I started receiving messages from people and videos of them crying, I wished I could cancel the whole thing, but it was too late. I asked myself, \u2018What have you done this?\u2019 but it was too late,\u201d he said after seeing his loved ones crying.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Jaco Booyens<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Lee Smith<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Hans Mahncke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pre-Born Founder and President, Dan Steiner, discuses Pre-Born\u2019s life-affirming care for women and how mothers choose life when they see their babies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Several U.S. federal government agencies have been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -BlackRock on Thursday filed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-fdic-seeking-bids-for-silicon-valley-banks-german-assets-financial-times\/\" title=\"US FDIC seeks bids for Silicon Valley Bank's German assets - FT\">bitcoin exchange-traded fund<\/a> (ETF) that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency, betting\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft Corp-owned LinkedIn said on Thursday it was working on a video advertising product that would allow marketers to target\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Software firm Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-says-one-deposition-of-jamie-dimon-in-epstein-case-is-enough\/\" title=\"JPMorgan: Single Jamie Dimon deposition suffices in Epstein case.\">cut back open positions<\/a> within its health\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgian man, David Baerten, shocked his family by faking his death and arriving at his own &#8220;funeral&#8221; in a helicopter. 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