This episode, hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond discuss Belle Gibson (a scammer) and Orson Welles, (an accidental scammer).
Belle Gibson benefitted from a fictional cancer diagnosis, and Orson Welles made every effort to let the public know that his broadcast of The War of The Worlds was completely a work of fiction.
Fake News!
Hazel Eyes!
Coffee Enemas!
Links to help this episode make sense:
The Original Broadcast of The War of the Worlds in 1938
What is The Streisand Effect?
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
SCAMTIME is a brand new proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network. Locally grown, community supported. This episode of SCAMTIME is sponsored by The Alberta Association of Optometrists and Rumi.
SCAMTIME Jingle: Paul Morgan-Donald
https://paulmorgandonald.com/
SCAMTIME Art: Stephanie Wolfe
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