Hoaxed

We are partnering with Wondery, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investigations like Hoaxed. You can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to new series and support our investigations at www.tortoisemedia.com/invite [https://www.tortoisemedia.com/invite/] Introducing Hooked On Freddie, a new six-part podcast series from Wondery and Blanchard House. This is the story of Freddie, a wild dolphin who one day in the late 1980s swims into the harbour of a grim northern fishing town, and turns the inhabitants’ worlds upside down. Some believe Freddie the Dolphin has healing powers. Others say that he’s an alien. And everyone wants to swim with him. But Freddie chooses one person above all others - Alan Cooper, a passionate animal rights activist. But one day Alan is accused of taking his passion WAY too far. It becomes a tabloid sensation that grips the country, and a court case that changes Alan’s life forever. Search and Follow ‘Hooked On Freddie’ wherever you listen to podcasts. https://link.chtbl.com/FreddieHoaxed [https://link.chtbl.com/FreddieHoaxed] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nikki Allan was 7 years old when she was brutally murdered. Her mother never gave up the hunt to find her killer. David Boyd was a convicted child sex offender who lived three doors down from where Nikki first went missing. So how did it take the police thirty years to find him? This is a story of class prejudice, police corruption and a shocking miscarriage of justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Introducing...Pig Iron. A story about the mysterious death – and life – of a young war reporter killed on the frontline in South Sudan. Christopher Allen was just 26 when he died and at first, it looked like another tragedy of war. A journalist caught in the crossfire. But, hours after his death, his story splintered. The government claimed he wasn’t a journalist at all, but a mercenary. Other evidence suggested he was targeted for being a reporter. In this new series from Tortoise and the team behind Sweet Bobby, Pig Iron is a journey into the seduction of war, the complicated relationships made on the frontline and what really happened to Christopher Allen. Search Pig Iron from Tortoise [https://podfollow.com/pigiron] wherever you get your podcast to listen to the first four episodes of the series, and follow the feed to be the first to know about future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.