Should you watch Fyre Fraud?
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Fyre Fraud
Documentary · 2019
A true-crime comedy exploring a failed music festival turned internet meme at the nexus of social media influence, late-stage capitalism, and morality in the post-truth era.
The sides of Fyre Fraud
- A luxury festival in the Bahamas that never happened
- Billy McFarland and the influencers who sold it
- A cheese sandwich in a foam box
Fyre Fraud is good for you if…
- you like laughing at a disaster built on Instagram posts.
- you want the true story behind the famous cheese sandwich photo.
- you like a con man's story told partly by Billy McFarland himself.
Fyre Fraud is bad for you if…
- you want suspense, and you already know how it ends.
- you want a cozy evening, not people losing their money.
About: fraud · hype · social media
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