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An investigation into one of the most serious British conspiracy theories of all time, from the team who brought you Sweet Bobby.
Alexi Mostrous
Investigations Editor
Eloise Whitmore
Sound Designer
Imy Harper
Producer
Basia Cummings
Editor, Tortoise Studios
Xavier Greenwood
Reporter and Producer
Gemma Newby
Senior Producer
36 mins • S1, E1
Secrets and lies | Hoaxed Ep 1
Two young children make horrific allegations in a London police station, lighting the fuse on the most serious British conspiracy theories in decades.
41 mins • S1, E2
Ella's list | Hoaxed Ep 2
Seized upon by conspiracy theorists, Ella’s list of alleged cult members spreads like wildfire across the Internet. Hampstead parents start receiving death threats and lives are torn apart.
42 mins • S1, E3
The Avengers | Hoaxed Ep 3
The perpetrators of the Hampstead hoax meet their match in an unassuming mystery novelist, who is determined to expose their lies and bring them to justice.
26 mins • S1, E4
Infiltration | Hoaxed Ep 4
For a conspiracy to spread, important people need to be listening. Alexi discovers that the perpetrators of the Hampstead hoax have friends in high places, while he and the team close in on Abraham's location.
27 mins • S1, E5
The Healer | Hoaxed Ep 5
Alexi and his producer fly to Morocco to confront Abraham Christie - and learn dark secrets about his past.
45 mins • S1, E6
Bonnie and Clyde | Hoaxed Ep 6
In the final episode of Hoaxed, Alexi confronts Abraham and Ella. about what they. did in Hampstead - and why. And the police give Alexi some surprising news.
33 mins • S1, E7
The OG Satanic Panic – where’s the evidence?
In this special bonus episode of Hoaxed, Alexi and Gemma catch up on what’s happened since the last episode of Hoaxed went out and Alexi goes back to the original satanic panic to examine the evidence. He speaks to a professor who investigated dozens of satanic ritual abuse cases in the 1990s – and to a psychotherapist who believes that satanism is a modern-day “Auschwitz”.
• S2, E0
Introducing...Hoaxed
Introducing... Hoaxed, the new series from Alexi Mostrous and Tortoise. It's the story of a lie and how far it can spread. It's about a modern day crusade, a Holy War - online and off, and our search for the perpetrators of one of Britain's worst-ever conspiracy theories.
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