
Introducing... Hoaxed, the new series from Alexi Mostrous and Tortoise, who brought you Sweet Bobby.
In 2014, two children told police a shocking story: that they were being abused by a Satanic cult; a cult headed by their father and by parents and teachers at their school in the wealthy London suburb of Hampstead. The story was a lie. But on the internet, that didn't matter.
Hoaxed is an inves... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Categories | DocumentaryTrue CrimeSociety & Culture | ||||

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Listened to this on my evening walks. Brilliantly researched and put together. Enjoyed it a lot and can’t wait for the next one
I found this by accident and was hooked. It’s well put together and seems well researched. The presenter is at pains to present in a balanced way.
Binge-listened to it all on one big bus journey. The investigation and journalism is simply incredible, the presentation is engaging in a way which conveys all the info but also provides some apt comparisons (the Peep Show Rainbow Rhythms reference in ep 1, for example). This podcast literally changed my perspective on conspiracy theories and how they spread, and I’m now a fully-fledged advocate of Alexi’s “proximity to authority” theory. Appreciate I’m a little late to the hype with this one, b... more
Disturbing but an excellent podcast
Wonderful journalism - binged it in one day :)
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2. Norina Hertz
3. Grand Chief Guillaume Carle
4. Jennifer Robinson
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