Was the drama between Chase and Josh fake?

18 year old Tiktok star,Josh Richards admitted in a now deleted video that he and the sway boys planned everything out.
“Everything was going well, until Chase exposed us,” the 18 year old stated. During the video, internet sensation Josh Richards also stated the diss track was fake as well and nothing about it was real. The video is now deleted due to hate. The video was posted on YouTube the same day their fellow tiktok star Griffin Johnson was exposed by Chase Hudson or better known as “lilhuddy” for cheating on Dixie D’amelio