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Infamous America

Introducing "Fed Up" from Wondery

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet, she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence hosted by Casey Wilson. Listen to Fed Up: http://wondery.fm/IA_FEDUP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is one of the questions of our era.

0:11.4

When you're scrolling through social media, how can you tell what's real?

0:15.7

Misinformation can be dangerous, especially when it's related to your health.

0:20.5

Anything can be posted online without being fact-checked.

0:23.5

But if you heard about the secret to permanent weight loss, wouldn't you give it a follow?

0:27.9

Tanya Zuckerbrot, founder of the trendy high-fiber F-factor diet, has celebrity followers

0:33.7

including Megan Kelly and Supermodel Olivia Culpo.

0:37.8

Tanya has a nice house, nice husband and nice vacations, a very aspirational lifestyle.

0:43.8

But allegations of troubling side effects with the diet began to surface, and people started

0:48.6

to question, is she selling powder or power?

0:52.6

Emily Gellis, a popular fashion influencer, saw these allegations and criticized the

0:57.7

diet to her own large social media following.

1:00.8

In fact, that's an understatement.

1:02.8

She launched a crusade to expose Tanya and the F-factor diet.

1:07.3

Emily thought bringing awareness to the claims would be enough, but that was just the beginning.

1:12.7

What started as an online feud escalated into real-world threats, lawsuits, and a mess

1:18.1

of drama.

1:19.1

You're about to hear a preview of FedUp.

1:22.1

Listen to FedUp on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Spotify, or you can listen early

1:27.1

and add free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.

1:31.1

Oh, summer in Manhattan.

1:43.9

There is nothing quite like it.

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