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<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the phenomenon of online pseudocide and Munchausen by Internet, including the case of legendary gamer/mercenary the Dark Id, who tragically did not die of cancer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/855/thats-a-weird-thing-to-lie-about"&gt;This American Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010616231208/http://www.anywherebeyond.com/2001/0501/051701.html"&gt;Your Guide to Faking a Life and Death Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.warriorelihoax.com/"&gt;Warrior Eli Hoax Group – Finding The Fakers One At A Time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120710025456/https://gawker.com/5914621/the-long-fake-life-of-js-dirr-a-decade+long-internet-cancer-hoax-unravels"&gt;The Long, Fake Lif…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To hear more, visit &lt;a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language"&gt;www.blockedandreported.org&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Blocked and Reported

Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

Premium: The Death Fakers

APR 9, 202524 MIN
Blocked and Reported

Premium: The Death Fakers

APR 9, 202524 MIN

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<p>This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the phenomenon of online pseudocide and Munchausen by Internet, including the case of legendary gamer/mercenary the Dark Id, who tragically did not die of cancer.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/855/thats-a-weird-thing-to-lie-about">This American Life</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010616231208/http://www.anywherebeyond.com/2001/0501/051701.html">Your Guide to Faking a Life and Death Online</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.warriorelihoax.com/">Warrior Eli Hoax Group – Finding The Fakers One At A Time</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120710025456/https://gawker.com/5914621/the-long-fake-life-of-js-dirr-a-decade+long-internet-cancer-hoax-unravels">The Long, Fake Lif…</a></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>