049 – INTERNET VIDEO HOAXES: A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING

Did you see that popular Internet video that allegedly showed a mammoth crossing a river in Siberia? You probably figured it was a hoax—and we did too—but we decided to get to the bottom of the matter. Join us as we discuss the methods and motives for Internet hoax videos. This episode also includes interviews with documentary film maker Ludovic Petho and Alan Melikdjanian (aka Captain Disillusion). Was there really something fishy about that video? Listen to see if you can bear the truth!

Related Material

• Ben Radford’s deconstruction
• The Huffington Post’s deconstruction
• Blake Smith’s video analysis
• The green screen stock elephant video that Alan describes in his interview.

Music

• Intro Music: sample from Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys