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Stories that are too good to be true, because someone is lying.A lighthearted review of real life tales of hoaxes, pranks, scams, shams, and charlatans
BeggarsBeliefPodcast hosts Beggars Belief, a history show with 14 episodes published.
This week we explore a prankster who made waves in the 1800s before fading into obscurity. Mark Twain? Oh my god, they were roommates. This story covers silver prospectors, rocks whose love language is touch, and the wei
Ong's Hat is a real place. But the stories about it aren't. That didn't stop tales about a dimension hopping, scientific, transcendentalist, sadomasochistic cult from spreading across the early internet. This is credited
In this week's episode we take a bizarre dive. In the 60s, an underground magazine started a hoax that you could smoke bananas. The rumor spread like wildfire, fueled by pop music and an accidental association with a vib
In this week's episode, we review some short but curious cases from around the world. First up from England, two people convinced pub goers to give up their socks for charity. The story is so ridiculous, it leaves Chris
Just before the fall of the Soviet Union, a musician and a journalist got together to pull an absurd and confusing prank--convincing people that Vladimir Lenin was a mushroom. How did they get people to believe the forme
We all have our dreams. For John Spano, that dream was to own a national hockey team. And he wasn't going to let little facts like not having money get in the way of those dreams. We discuss how he scammed his way into o
Today we turn our eyes to Disney, looking at how a Texan scammed investors by promising a brand new park, and how ghost videos played into viral marketing in the 2010s. Meanwhile other stories, Chris's Goofy impersonatio
Clifford Irving and Robert Suskind wanted to write an autobiography of notable reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, based on one on one interviews and personal papers. So they did. Too bad they never actually met Hughes.
On this week's episode, we delve into the history of the most fake publication to grace store shelves in the 90s, the Weekly World News, and the history of its unofficial mascot, BatBoy. How did this tabloid get started,
In a fun break, we are going to explore three small tales. With these stories of treasure hunts, misinformation, and internet, we chat about our thoughts on treasure hunts, ARGs, AI, and internet culture. Music by Roger
Back in medieval France, a family is full of drama. Martin had left his wife and newborn son and disappears. When he returns, he has questions about how his inheritance was spent by his uncle. It ends with the two in cou
Join Mellie and Chris in this fascinating episode of Beggar's Belief as they unravel the intriguing tale of the Cardiff Giant, a 19th-century hoax that had an unexpected ripple effect. From the conception of the idea by
In this riveting episode of Beggar's Belief, join your hosts, Mellie and Chris, as they dive deep into a peculiar tale that set the world aflutter with tales of lunar discoveries, including 'man-bats' and more. Step back
Welcome to the first captivating episode of Beggar's Belief, the podcast of hoaxes, pranks, scams, shams and charlatans. The home of stories that are beyond belief because someone is lying. Join hosts Mellie and Chris as
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