The Warrior Eli Hoax Part 2 with Taryn Wright

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In part two of Andrea’s conversation with writer and former hoax hunter Taryn Wright, the discussion shifts from the Warrior Eli case to the broader impact of exposing deception online. Together, Andrea and Taryn explore the rise of attention as its own form of currency and the ethical challenges of telling these stories responsibly. * * * Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy. Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:09.4	Hello, it's Andrea, and we are back this week with the second half of my conversation with
0:14.3	writer and hoax hunter Terran Harper Wright. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet,
0:19.3	please go listen to that first. Last week, we talked about how Terran got into hoax hunting and delved into the Warrior
0:25.3	Eli saga, which is the story that she broke.
0:28.2	And today we are getting into how this whole thing snowballed for her and having a broader
0:33.3	discussion about how our online lives, both real and fake, have evolved since the 2010s.
0:39.6	I will have updates on season seven, as well as a launch date for you very soon.
0:44.5	And in the meantime, if you need more, nobody should believe me in your life, you can subscribe
0:48.5	on Apple Podcasts or Patreon, where you can find a ton of bonus content, including our
0:53.6	discussion about a big digital hoax story from last year,
0:56.8	the Kendra Lakari saga.
0:58.3	As always, thank you for listening.
1:00.8	Now, here's the rest of my conversation with Terran Wright.
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1:35.1	meet Slackbot to learn more. Hey, it's Andrea. It's come to my attention that some of you have
1:40.3	been served programmatic ads for ICE on my show. Now, podcasters don't get a lot of
1:45.1	control over which individual ads play and for whom on our shows, but please know that we are
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