FRAUD ALERT: TikTok “Nightlife Experts” Have Never Actually Been Out Past Midnight 🤡
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2026 6:01 pm
The #LosAngelesNightlife tag on TikTok has millions of views, and about 90% of the content is recycled footage, wrong addresses, and recommendations for CLOSED venues.⁵ One viral creator literally told people to hit up Nightingale — a club that’s been shut down.⁴ These people film a 15-second clip in front of a velvet rope, slap a trending sound on it, and suddenly they’re “LA nightlife authorities.” Meanwhile, actual industry people are cringing into their shift drinks. Stop getting your nightlife intel from people whose bedtime is 10:30pm