Redditor makes a joke video 'crying' about Zayn Malik, CBS news airs it

Sob. *crumple*

Yesterday, teens across the world sobbed for hours at the news that Zayn Malik had left One Direction. News platforms across the world covered the story, of course - complete with clips of crying teens.

But redditor and YouTuber Ben Berst saw opportunity. He recorded his own sobbing teenager clip on Vine, as over-the-top and ridiculous as possible - and CBS News took the bait.

Amid a montage of sobbing teenage girls sits Ben, kissing his printed photo of Zayn Malik in a clip that's so obviously out of place, even the news anchors know it.

He earned his 4,500+ upvotes on Reddit and his 700,000 views. Bravo.

Here's the original Vine: