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Forgotten history, bizarre tales & facts that seem too strange to be true! Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they‘ve recently learned and he gets to the bottom of it! Every episode ends by playing a gameshow-style quiz game with a celebrity guest. Part of the WCBE Podcast Experience.
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Signup to Generate a PitchForgotten history, bizarre tales & facts that seem too strange to be true! Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they‘ve recently learned and he gets to the bottom of it! Every episode ends by playing a gameshow-style quiz game with a celebrity guest. Part of the WCBE Podcast Experience.
The Internet Says it’s True is hosted by Michael Kent. The show has published 350 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "300th Episode Special: The Emu War" (12 October 2026, 50 minutes), "Mid-Week Mini: Honey Lasts Forever" (7 October 2026, 4 minutes), and "The Dublin Whiskey Fire: Why 13 People Died - REWIND" (5 October 2026, 58 minutes).
The Internet Says it’s True publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 350 episodes.
Booking probability for The Internet Says it’s True is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Internet Says it’s True requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Internet Says it’s True's contact route on record: public web form.
Michael Kent hosts The Internet Says it’s True, a history podcast with 350 episodes published.
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Episode #300
It’s our 300th episode, so we’re doing things a little differently. Michael is joined in the studio by five returning guests and very funny people — Jimmy Mak, Glen Tickle, Dan Wilbur, Matt Donnelly, C.J. Johnson and...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how honey lasts forever. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at...
This week, as we near our 300th episode, we're rewinding back to our 100th episode. Originally released August 1st, 2022. For our 100th episode, we're talking about the awful fire that happened in Dublin, Ireland in...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how it's illegal to only own one guinea pig in Switzerland. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this...
Episode #298
In the summer of 1518, one woman walked into a street in Strasbourg and started dancing. Days later, dozens of people were doing the same thing. Within weeks, chronicles claimed the number had reached into the hundreds...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how butterflies taste with their feet. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at...
Episode #297
In 1968, a Soviet ballistic-missile submarine disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. The Soviets couldn't find it, but the United States did - and what happened next involved Howard Hughes, a fake deep-sea mining...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about the origin of the ampersand and how it used to be recited at the end of the alphabet! Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here...
Episode #296
Anthony Hopkins needed a copy of The Girl from Petrovka to prepare for a movie role, but none of the major London bookstores he tried had one. Then, while waiting for a train at Leicester Square Underground station, he...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about The Tiffany Problem Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at...
Episode #295
Weeks before D-Day, readers of the Daily Telegraph began encountering some unusual answers in the newspaper's crossword puzzle - Utah, Omaha, Overlord, Mulberry and Neptune. British intelligence noticed too. The man...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about why chicken is called chicken when other meats have fancy names. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review...
We're all familiar with the use of "John Doe" or "Jane Doe" as a placeholder name or when an identity is unknown. But where did the name come from? This week, we do a deep dive into the history of John Doe and find out...
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Hitler's nephew served in the United States Navy. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast...
A simple white headstone in Arlington National Cemetery hides one of the most remarkable stories in American history. This week, Michael Kent traces the life of Army Specialist Richard Leroy McKinley, the tragic SL-1...
Episode #290
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Shakespeare invented "Eyeball." Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at...
Episode #292
Did a Japanese admiral really say America could never be invaded because there would be "a rifle behind every blade of grass?" It's one of the most repeated quotes in American history, cited in speeches, books, and...
The Internet Says it’s True
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about a strange newspaper hoax involving the moon. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at...
Originally released May 2nd, 2022. Was Sammy Davis Jr. a member of the Church of Satan? It's widely known that he converted to Judaism after the auto accident that took his eye, but this week, a listener sent us an...
Episode #290
A college student saw a Pepsi commercial, did the math, and tried to claim a United States Marine Corps Harrier jump jet. What followed became one of the most famous advertising lawsuits in American history and inspired...
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