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'''suemonella'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles fans convinced they’ve found his secret TikTok account |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/harry-styles-secret-tiktok-name/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Capital FM |language=en}}</ref>, formerly known as '''secretsue94''', was a [[social experiment]] [[TikTok]] account ran by YouTuber George Mason.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comrie |first=Sam |date=2022-05-01 |title=Harry Styles fans left baffled by incredible TikTok hoax account |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/harry-styles-fans-left-baffled-by-incredible-tiktok-hoax-account-1814875/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Man Successfully Impersonated Harry Styles on TikTok — For a While |url=https://www.insidehook.com/music/man-faked-harry-styles-tiktok |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=InsideHook |language=en-US}}</ref> Mason [[Impersonator|impersonated]] as [[Harry Styles]] from February 10, 2022 to February 24, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=George |title=suemonella [@suemonella] |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@suemonella |url-status= |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=[[TikTok]]}}</ref> The account mimicked Styles' old [[Vine (service)|Vine]] shorts<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |title=Meet the YouTuber who tricked half a million Harry Styles fans with a hoax TikTok account |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtuber-george-mason-harry-styles-spotify-plaque-prank-2022-4 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> and showcased the [[Spotify]] Billion Streams Plaque for [[Watermelon Sugar]], which Mason bought that same year.<ref name=":2">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKXu3Ts49y0 |title=How I Tricked Spotify Into Giving Me A 1 Billion Streams Plaque |date=2022-04-09 |last=Mason |first=George |access-date=2024-09-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

suemonellasecretsue94 was created on February 10, 2022 and the first video was uploaded that same day which referenced Styles' vine with disappearing fruit. Mason drew a cross tattoo using [[Sharpie (marker)|Sharpie]]. The video was captioned 'first tick tock [sic] reminds me of vine'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-30 |title=YouTuber Tricks Harry Styles Fans With Fake TikTok Account |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/news/international/youtuber-tricks-harry-styles-fans-fake-tiktok-account-154362 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhYCKep-yas |title=How I tricked the internet into thinking I was Harry Styles... |date=2022-04-17 |last=Mason |first=George |access-date=2024-09-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

On February 11, 2022, Mason created multiple hoax accounts for Styles' friends, such as [[Mitch Rowland]] and [[Sarah Jones (drummer)|Sarah Jones]].<ref name=":0" /> Mason didn't make any videos on February 12 as Styles was spotted in public recording for a music video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles is secretly shooting a music video in London |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/harry-styles-secret-music-video-london/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Capital UK |language=en}}</ref>

On February 13, 2022, the second video was uploaded, featuring 'Styles' going up pink stairs in a sudden cut fashion. Mason chose to use pink stairs after learning that Harry Styles has pink stairs in his house.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=Does Harry Styles Have a Secret TikTok, or Are We Tripping? |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/harry-styles-tiktok-account-secret-username/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}}</ref> 3 days later, [[paparazzi]] pictures were taken of Mason carrying the Spotify Plaque and TikTok open on his phone and they were sent to multiple Harry Styles update accounts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Fans Think They’ve Found Harry Styles’ Secret TikTok Account — And It Features Clues About His New Album |url=https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/what-harry-styles-tiktok-name-secret-account |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=YourTango |language=en}}</ref>