It's a fine line...Barnum's freak shows were questionably fraud

but I get your point.

Seems like it may have started out as a legitimate attempt to have a festival and make a bunch of money, but he was in over his head and cut and run. That's probably best case, worse case it was a complete fraud from the start.

In response to this post by vthokieq

Posted: 01/29/2019 at 11:31AM

Trying to decide if I should be outraged over all this Fyre stuff -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 10:32AM

After watching the Netflix doc, I don't think it started out as a scam -- HokieNoVA 01/29/2019 2:01PM

And after watching the one on Hulu -- HokiesIE 01/29/2019 3:34PM

Removing and deterring fraud and scammers from society... -- Stockleybridge 01/29/2019 1:34PM

Why is this news again? didn't it happen like two years ago? ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/29/2019 12:57PM

There are two new documentaries on it that just came out... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 1:06PM

Ohhh. okay. I might have to watch. Back when it happened, I was -- HokieSignGuy 01/29/2019 1:09PM

Totally agree, especially when you see only one poor schmuck -- HokieForever 01/29/2019 11:51AM

Sounds like a Small Frye -- Newt 01/29/2019 11:19AM

A show popped up on Hulu a couple days ago.. -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:24AM

You hadn't heard about it because you're not a social influencer or -- Late 80s Hokie 01/29/2019 12:50PM

Things began falling apart when they were kicked off the private island ... -- OXVT 01/29/2019 10:50AM

I was really hoping this would lead to Ja Rule's huge comeback. Rap hasn't -- Hurley09 01/29/2019 12:10PM

Why in the world would you be outraged and not laugh at them? -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 10:38AM

I don't know. People still got swindled. Does it matter if they were -- AbsolutVT03 01/29/2019 2:32PM

PT Barnum can't be insulted enough -- VTSnake 01/29/2019 11:37AM

That's what I'm asking, the news stories and such seem to imply I should -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:22AM

Do you have outrage for phishers who steal old people's retirement savings? -- Tafkam Hokie 01/29/2019 11:31AM

This was more than a "freak show", this was absolute fraud IMO. -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:26AM

If you watch the documentary, it sounds more like he was in over his head.. -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/29/2019 11:48AM

I watched it...I agree he was over his head... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:51AM

It's a fine line...Barnum's freak shows were questionably fraud -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:31AM

To me Barnum is like professional wrestling... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:36AM

Good point about the NY VIP startup.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/29/2019 11:49AM

Yeah, I don’t have much sympathy for anyone involved, including the vendors -- CPRVHokie 01/29/2019 11:08AM

I haven't watched it, but I agree the morons who follow "influencers" like -- Stork 01/29/2019 10:37AM

Turned off the Hulu documentary after about 20 minutes because they used -- Hurley09 01/29/2019 11:51AM

We live in crazy times -- MrBayAreaHokie 01/29/2019 10:36AM

It's a fine line...Barnum's freak shows were questionably fraud

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