How did a Tinder date story fool us?
The story of a nightmare date at the Shard wasn’t true. That didn’t stop it going viral.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "How did a Tinder date story fool us?" was published on August 15, 2019 and runs 18 minutes.
August 15, 2019 ·18m · Beyond Today
Summary
Everyone who has heard the story of a woman on a Tinder date spending £15,000 on wine at the Shard seems to have loved it. The voice note has whipped around social media. But as soon as you’ve heard it you start to wonder if it’s true. Nesta McGregor from Radio 1’s Newsbeat tells us how some fairly basic research revealed it as false. We pick up the investigation and attempt to track down the source of the story while David Robson, author of ‘Intelligence Trap’, tells us about the origins and enduring appeal of urban myths.Producers: Lucy Hancock and Jaja Muhammad Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
Everyone who has heard the story of a woman on a Tinder date spending £15,000 on wine at the Shard seems to have loved it. The voice note has whipped around social media. But as soon as you’ve heard it you start to wonder if it’s true. Nesta McGregor from Radio 1’s Newsbeat tells us how some fairly basic research revealed it as false. We pick up the investigation and attempt to track down the source of the story while David Robson, author of ‘Intelligence Trap’, tells us about the origins and enduring appeal of urban myths.
Producers: Lucy Hancock and Jaja Muhammad Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Editor: John Shields
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