ICYMI: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or Exploit Her?

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

While authorities searched for missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, she was everywhere to be found on TikTok, Reddit, and Instagram. Content creators, some well-intentioned and others simply chasing clout and clicks, turned the story of Gabby’s apparent death into the latest in true crime drama. On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle talk about the murkiness of the true crime internet and the ethics of using tragedy for clicks. They’re joined later in the show by Hayley Toumaian, a TikTok creator and novice true crime podcast host who says the rapid pace of the news genre means sometimes getting things wrong in front of an audience of millions and willfully sharing misinformation. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:03.2	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte.
0:05.9	Starbucks?
0:06.9	Obviously.
0:07.9	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice, I only wore orange for a month.
0:11.3	Ugh, that's nothing.
0:12.6	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shaman into my hair.
0:15.0	Oh yeah?
0:16.0	Well last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week.
0:18.3	And my tent was a shape of a pumpkin?
0:19.8	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:24.9	The Starbucks original is back.
0:26.7	Go all out pumpkin spice, subject to availability while stocks last.
0:34.4	So no, I do not know Gabby, I have no connection to her or her family.
0:38.6	But when I first heard about her case, it really stuck with me.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:46.2	And I'm Rachel Hampton and you're listening to Icy Mine.
0:49.4	In case you missed it.
0:50.7	Slates Podcasts about internet culture.
0:53.2	We're going to start out this episode with a correction.
0:55.9	It's very serious.
0:57.4	Shout out to listener Marissa who pointed out we were wrong in our last episode.
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