The Blogger Who Lied Too Many Times and Lost Everything

Amanda Miller · 2026-07-18

Most people have no idea who Mike South (also known as Michael Thomas Strother or Tom South) is. He once owned a site called Mike South—shocking that he’d name it after himself, I know. Strother was a habitual liar, constantly making things up just for clicks. He ran roughshod over the truth, telling lie after lie, and consistently siding with people the adult industry considered enemies. Then one day, he told one too many lies, and it just so happened he lied about a couple of folks who had money to burn. It wasn’t long before Mike South’s site no longer belonged to Mike South. He was run out of the business just like that. I actually liked having him around, to be honest. He was a complete moron and easy to make fun of. One of those rare people who doesn’t realize how clueless they are. If being utterly delusional were an Olympic sport, he’d win gold every time. ### The Self-Proclaimed Celebrity Now, no one likes Strother as much as Strother likes Strother. The guy really thinks he’s someone important. He was a blogger—and a bad one at that. But according to a recent Facebook post, people recognize him at hockey games and ask for autographs. Seriously. Let me put this in perspective. I’ve sat in restaurants with Abella Danger, Lily Labeu, London Keys, Kayden Kross, Jesse Jane, Dakota Skye, Riley Steele, and about 20 other adult performers. Not once did anyone come up and ask them for an autograph. But somehow, this buffoon thinks people give a damn about him at a hockey game? It’s laughable. ### The Pattern of Deception Strother’s downfall wasn’t a surprise to those who followed his work. His pattern was predictable: - He’d make up stories to generate traffic. - He’d side with industry outsiders who had no credibility. - He’d attack anyone who called him out. - Eventually, he picked the wrong targets—people with the resources to fight back. The result? He lost everything he built. His site was taken over, and he was forced out of the business entirely. ### Why This Matters for Content Creators There’s a lesson here for anyone creating content online. Credibility is everything. Once you lose it, you can’t get it back. Strother thought he could lie his way to success, but the truth always catches up. If you’re building a platform, focus on authenticity. Your audience is smarter than you think, and they’ll see through the BS eventually. ### The Final Word Strother’s story is a cautionary tale about ego and dishonesty. He thought he was untouchable, but the industry showed him otherwise. Now, he’s just a former blogger clinging to past relevance, posting on Facebook about autographs that probably never happened. For more on this saga, check out the related posts: “Humiliated Blogger Mike South Edits Post After Receiving Letter From Attorney For Man He Defamed,” “Disgraced Blogger Mike South Caught In Even MORE Lies,” and “Who Needs The Truth When You’re Mike South?”