The organization said that no Hot August Nights representatives volunteers or staff appear in the video. It says the people wearing badges were participants. Hot August Nights has released a statement saying that people in the video have been identified and their Hot August Nights registration have been revoked. The video was recorded in Virginia City during the Hot August Nights event and has more than 470,000 views. The video was posted by TikTok user unclerickyd1. A video posted on TikTok has been going viral.