The world asks: 'Why you always lying?'

BBC Trending tells the story of how one short parody tune - meant to call out liars, fibbers and fakers - was viewed 40 million times. For many people who use it to send messages to their friends, "why you lying" has now become part of the language of the internet. But how does RL from Next, whose tune has been remixed, feel about it?

Reporter: Whitney Henry, external

Video journalist: Greg Brosnan

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