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Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival

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Want to hang out with supermodels on the beach? That's the dream that Billy McFarland sold in 2017 when he advertised Fyre Festival, an outdoor music concert in the Bahamas. Attendees were promised beautiful beaches, live music, comfy villas, gourmet meals, and supermodels around every corner. Instead, they got a gravel parking lot, soggy tents, cheese sandwiches, and no music. And no supermodels, either.

What went wrong with Fyre Festival? In this episode, we look at Billy McFarland's delusion through the lens of social media, and how it played a leading role in the misleading people into the fraud that was Fyre Festival.

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1. Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:20:07)

3. (Cont.) Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival (00:20:49)

69 episodes

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Want to hang out with supermodels on the beach? That's the dream that Billy McFarland sold in 2017 when he advertised Fyre Festival, an outdoor music concert in the Bahamas. Attendees were promised beautiful beaches, live music, comfy villas, gourmet meals, and supermodels around every corner. Instead, they got a gravel parking lot, soggy tents, cheese sandwiches, and no music. And no supermodels, either.

What went wrong with Fyre Festival? In this episode, we look at Billy McFarland's delusion through the lens of social media, and how it played a leading role in the misleading people into the fraud that was Fyre Festival.

Send us a text

Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson
Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Support the show

Join our Patreon to listen ad-free!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:20:07)

3. (Cont.) Social Media Fraud: Fyre Festival (00:20:49)

69 episodes

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