Explaining The Wild Quaden Bayles Story

You may have seen this video over the past 2 days on Twitter. On the surface, it's a tough watch. A 9-year-old suffering this much from bullying is something that should never happen. 

Inspired to help, a GoFundMe was set up for Quaden for a trip to Disney World. Donations went through the roof:

Quaden was getting messages from celebrities:

Andddddd then questions started to arise. There were rumors that Quaden was an 18-year-old just working the entire internet to make a few dollars:

There was a belief within Twitter for a little bit that the kid was 18. If true, it would've been the greatest finesse of all time. However, the rumor that Quaden is actually 18 is completely false. 

Everyone who was following this story of Twitter was confused:

The tweet above has over 20k retweets and 12.3 MILLION views.

This is where the story gets a little sad. Quaden is just 9-years-old, but he has a social media presence thanks to, what appears to be, his mother. While most kids his age are learning to read, there are photos of him throwing up the middle finger, posing with money, and flexing in his Gucci:

The final verdict? Quaden is 9…not 18. He shouldn't be bullied just like every other kid. His mother? Yeah, she may be the one finessing. If there's anybody we should be focussing on it's her.