Meet Kirklin Mack: The YouTuber who convinced strangers to “rob a bank” in a viral prank that racked up 8 million views
Kirklin Mack is a 26-year-old YouTuber who went viral with a controversial video he posted on April 3, 2026, titled “I Convinced a Stranger to Rob a Bank.” Within days of being posted, the video went viral and was viewed more than 5 million times. The content of the video sounded controversial and attracted the attention of online viewers.
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This is Mike’s classic way of posting a video. Likewise, his videos are titled “I Survived a Plane Crash” and “I Survived 100 Hours of AI Control.” In this video, he convinces a stranger, his old classmate “Adam”, to join him in robbing a bank. However, what Adam didn’t know was that Hopkins had already arranged it all and choreographed all the moves carefully. The robbery was staged, including a police chase and eventual arrest. Nothing in the video is real, but it looks very real to the viewer.
FBI agents also contact Adam to help them find Mike due to his connections to the school. After that, they became partners in robbing fake banks. Adam spent 6 weeks in his simulation and was not allowed to know the truth until the end. Adam only knew that “the cameras were filming them,” not the full extent of it.
“This guy is going to have serious trust issues,” an audience member said of the proceedings on Adam’s behalf.
Huge number of views
Kirklin Mack is not a regular on YouTube. However, he is not a newbie in the world. He has about 727,000 followers online Youtube But everything he posts gets millions of views. Mike was also involved in the behind-the-scenes work Jimmy Donaldson for Amazon Prime Show beast game. He serves as co-host, co-creator and editor of the show.
Fans have even compared Mike to Jimmy Donaldson, who became famous for his huge challenges as the streamer’s videos became so popular. One user said: “Next step mr beast If he keeps this up”. Due to the quality and scale of the video, the two celebrated together on the internet.
