In mid-April 2025, a wave of videos swept through TikTok claiming that some brands of luxury leather goods, especially French ones, actually make their products in China. The content creators ...

A recent viral TikTok claims that luxury bags are actually made in China. But how true is this statement? From the iconic French house Hermès to other popular luxury brands, Newsweek breaks down where ...

Recently, social media has been abuzz with viral videos claiming that some of the world's most iconic handbags and accessories, including those from luxury brands like Birkin, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci ...

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Hermes is a luxury brand known for their beautiful creations like the Kelly and Birkin bags. But now knockoffs are taking the internet by storm with the new “Wirkin” known as the ...

Just days after China’s state-owned news media went viral with videos about fat Americans working on production lines, social media has exploded with videos claiming the communist country actually ...

Earlier this year, the Walmart Birkin (a.k.a. the Wirkin) and Amazon’s Birkin-style bag took social media by storm when sharp-eyed shoppers found the Hermès-inspired handbag dupes on the discount ...

Director of Studies (Human, Social and Political Sciences), Bye-Fellow and Associate Tutor at St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge The Birkin bag made by French ...

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