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31 Min Released Jul 7, 2016

How A Teen Uncovered The Internet's Weirdest Catfish *RERUN*

Meet Lucia Cole. She's a new pop star with music on Spotify, Tidal, and iTunes. She has a Twitter and Instagram and she's even been interviewed. The only problem? She's a catfish.

This week, Katie and Ryan bring you one of their favorite stories from the archive, with some updates.

Read Katie's pieces on the Lucia Cole saga here:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/how-teen-boys-on-the-internet-uncovered-the-greatest-catfish

and here:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/the-return-of-the-internets-greatest-serial-catfish?utm_term=.ffaN4gBkja#.yaN7qd4xoe

And listen to Part 2 of this dramatic story here:

https://soundcloud.com/iexplorer/the-internets-weirdest-catfish-is-back

Don't worry, we'll be back with a new episode next week, bbs!

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