If you’ve spent any time on TikTok lately, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled across the phrase “We are mad at Tony.” It sounds like the start of a messy influencer feud, but it’s actually a collective inside joke that took off in mid December 2025. Millions of people are now in on the bit, playfully acting like one guy named Tony has done something unforgivable. The fun is that no one can quite explain what he did, because he didn’t actually do anything.
The whole trend traces back to Tony Casciano, who posted a simple photo on TikTok from the account @cashsecrettt. Alongside it, he asked a painfully relatable question, “Are you mad at me?” The post was meant as a small joke about anxiety and that nagging feeling that people are secretly upset with you. Instead of offering reassurance, TikTok did what TikTok does best and turned it into a running gag that spiraled far beyond the original post.
Commenters flooded in with mock seriousness, insisting they were furious, demanding apologies, and hinting at some imaginary wrongdoing. The tone stayed firmly in the realm of teasing rather than cruelty, with the “anger” clearly performed for laughs. Tony, for his part, seemed to roll with it, which only made the joke easier for everyone else to keep going. The more he leaned in, the more the comment sections treated him like the internet’s most lovable villain.
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Then the trend picked up a storyline, and this is where TikTok’s talent for building fictional lore really shines. Around the same time, a video showed a collapsed protective net at a Topgolf location, and a user named Logan commented that he hoped it would be fixed by January 9 because his company had a party booked. That single comment launched a second wave of jokes, as people began obsessing over whether “Logan’s party” would be ruined. Naturally, the internet decided Tony was somehow responsible for the whole situation.
Things escalated in the most TikTok way possible when Tony actually showed up at Topgolf, and workers revealed a sign that read “For Logan.” Even Topgolf joined in through its official TikTok account, posting updates and joking about Tony being an uninvited guest. By the time January 9, 2026 rolled around, the “party” had become a full-blown spectator event online, complete with pretend investigations into Tony’s whereabouts. Confusing? Absolutely, but that’s also the point, and it’s why so many people can’t stop watching.
Have you been following the “mad at Tony” trend, and what’s the funniest version of the story you’ve seen so far? Share your take in the comments.
