Daniel Larson: Difference between revisions

== Before TikTok Fame ==

Daniel Robert Larson was born to [[Elisabeth Shimer|Elisabeth Lee Shimer]] and an unknown male (Kenneth Lee Barnett is a likely candidate, though) on November 15th, 1998, in Lancaster, California. Though little can be definitively said about his childhood, a [https://youtube.com/watch?v=jyCZEd11Hdo 2012 news report on KWGN] regarding his time at the [[Tennyson Center]] (a Colorado-based facility for troubled youth) states that he grew up in an extremely neglectful home. At about age 11, he was taken to the Tennyson Center by his grandmother, Nancy Shimer, who would serve as his legal guardian until her death in 2019. After her death, Daniel was instituted into a state-run group home program for the disabled, where he remained for about two years before alternating between living with other individuals (some disabled, some not) and living on the streets, dependent on fan donations to survive.

Ever since Daniel blew up on TikTok, he has been a constant target for trolls. His autism, along with his dream of being a singer have led him to being heavily manipulated by trolls, who often claim to be [[management]] of a record label company. He has been manipulated into doing extremely degrading acts, such as the [[May 6th]] incident. Daniel's [[Social Media Accounts|accounts]] are constantly hacked and stolen, leading to the ability of making fake "liked videos" and Pinterest accounts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK8nhAAJ-sQ</ref> After liking videos of little kids, trolls would then allow the public to see "Daniel's" liked videos, making him look like a pedophile. This is what lead to "The accusations" in the [[Headset Era|headset era]]. This topic is pretty debated as to what was actually liked by Daniel himself but in the end Daniel is a person with mental illness who has a much harder time distinguishing right from wrong, especially when its your [[Daniel Larson|dream]] to be a singer and somebody you trust is promising you that.

Daniel's number is leaked with ease and with no easy way to change it he is subject to constant harassments from trolls. A lot of trolls pretend to be "idols" of Daniel or record label companies. Generally people who can promise Daniel something. Trolls don't usually have the best spirit.