‘Truth’ behind controversial video of creator who ‘trespassed cannibal tribe’

People are calling out a video in which a TikTok creator claimed they'd had a close encounter with a 'cannibal tribe' in Papua New Guinea.

Irish influencer Dara Tah makes his content by visiting dangerous places or parts of the world with a grisly past, which means folks tend to steer clear of them.

His latest wheeze involved taking a boat tour down a river where a number of people in tribal garb appeared on the shore, with the TikToker claiming it was 'terrifying' and saying he could see them armed with 'huge bows'.

Despite the claims of terror, their boat was steered towards the shore, and Tah held out salt in his hand towards the people he called a 'cannibal tribe', but the chap who tried a taste appeared to dislike the offering as he spat it back out.

Tah's tour guide told him they were 'not really welcome' and things were 'really dangerous' as the boat left the shore and returned to the river.

However, plenty of the TikToker's viewers aren't buying it as they suspected there was more than a whiff of concoction about these claimed cannibals.

The Irish influencer has faced backlash from people telling him to 'leave them alone' and that the tribespeople are 'not cannibals', so he shouldn't be labelling them as such.

Among the responses was someone who claimed they'd lived in Papua New Guinea for years and been on the same tour before. They said they recognised the waterway as the Sepik River and explained there were no uncontacted tribes living along it.

They further claimed that the tribes weren't cannibals and typically wore modern clothes, which had been donated to them, but most likely had prior warning from the tour operator that someone would be coming along, so they'd change into more traditional garb and put on a show.

Comparing it to 'a live action cosplay at a Disney river boat attraction', they said Tah was never in danger, and the tribes get 'a little money and supplies' out of playing along with the idea people had of them rather than the reality.

Many others commenting on the influencer's video have said it sounds like the tour guide was telling the locals to accept the content creator's salt and then spit it out.

Let's be honest, if they actually were a 'cannibal tribe' who might eat you, then there wouldn't be boat tours which sailed you right up to them, given the risk you'd be snatched and eaten, particularly when you've just seasoned yourself with salt.

Just think of the liability costs involved in running a tour where customers might get eaten.

There may indeed be a plethora of dangerous places in the world, though perhaps not enough to fill the demands of a TikTok creator.

LADbible has contacted Dara Tah for comment.