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Hoax is a podcast that takes a look at some of history's most famous (and infamous) hoaxes, exploring the people involved and any subsequent consequences.
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19 APR 2020 · This is an episode of my other podcast, Unresolved, which is dealing with Hoax-like material this week. While I'm not quite ready to start the new season of Hoax, I can confirm that it is coming soon, and hopefully this will help tide you over until then.
Learn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.me
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18 NOV 2018 · In the summer of 2018, three musicians - guitarist Joe Prunera, bassist Gavin Carney, and drummer Dane Davis - responded to audition requests from a Los Angeles talent agency.  All three ended up joining an up-and-coming band named Threatin, fronted by a mysterious young man calling himself "Jered Threatin." They were hired on to provide Jered a backing band on an upcoming tour, which would take them into Europe during November of 2018.  However, as the tour began, these three young men realized that they had signed onto something that was not as it seemed. As the tour progressed, and they realized nobody was coming to see them play, they began to understand that they were witnessing one of the most bizarre stories of the year unfold in real time...   Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan     Podcast logo image courtesy of Jaak Horn  Learn more about the podcast at unresolved.me  If you would like to consider supporting this podcast and others, consider heading to patreon.com/unresolvedpod   Music Credits  PCIII - "Write Hear Right Now"  Threatin - "Living Is Dying"  How the Night Came - "IV - C6H807"  Chris Zabriskie - "Divider"  Mystery Mammal - "All Your Organs Get A Laugh"  ROZKOL - "Stay Quiet"  DR "Afanassij Iwanowitsch Towstogub and His Wife Pulcherija Iwanowna Towstagubicha - Part 2"  The Gateless Gate - "The Idea of North"  Krackatoa - "Long White Cloud"
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4 NOV 2018 · In the mid-2000's, a mysterious Russian couple forged the perfect crime... and ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted List... where they remain to this day.
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21 OCT 2018 · In the midst of World War Two, an operation was planned: to take a dead body, give it a new identity, and use it to deceive the Germans. However, finding a suitable corpse would prove tricky... and fooling the Germans, even more so.
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7 OCT 2018 · Throughout a long and tumultuous career, Andrew W.K. has been plagued by rumors that he is a fraud or a phony... primarily because of a mysterious entity named "Steev Mike."
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23 SEP 2018 · In the final months of 2008, one of the largest scandals in Wisconsin state history unfolded in the small town of New Berlin...
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6 MAY 2018 · On February 1st, 2008, Fernley High School student Kevin Hart held an assembly in his school's gymnasium. Kevin, the school's star football player, seemed to be the area's first major collegiate recruit. In this assembly, Kevin made the public decision to attend the University of California-Berkeley.
Unfortunately for everyone involved, there was no scholarship offer from Cal... or any other school. And Kevin was well-aware of that.
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22 APR 2018 · In 2010, the Genesis II Church Of Health And Healing originated from southern California. Since then, the Church has grown to include thousands of members, all of whom tout their "sacrament" - a chemical named MMS - as the cure to all of humanity's ails. They say that it will cure cancer, AIDS, malaria, Alzhimer's, and even Autism. However, others have a name for this chemical solution: bleach.
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8 APR 2018 · On April 23rd, 2013, the Associated Press tweeted out the following: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." The tweet - which was a lie, perpetrated by a hacker - was 100% false. However, that did not stop the stock market from plunging, showing that a single tweet could be worth upwards of $136 billion...
Hoax is a podcast that takes a look at some of history's most famous (and infamous) hoaxes, exploring the people involved and any subsequent consequences.
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| Author | Unresolved Productions |
| Organization | Unresolved Productions |
| Categories | Society & Culture , True Crime , Performing Arts |
| Website | unresolved.me |
| micheal@unresolved.me |
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