Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual can get real all too quickly--and when the web is worldwide, so are the consequences.
‘Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet’ is a 6-part anthology series from doc director Brian Knappenberger, Luminant Media and Imagine Documentaries that tells stories of people caught in the dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception.
Brian Knappenberger, the celebrated filmmaker behind We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, and Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, has just released his latest tech documentary. This time, he tackles misinformation and the destruction of reality due to the internet in six episodes that address various issues. Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual may become real all too quickly—and when the web is global, so are the repercussions. Reality is warped as a regular American household collides with a chaotic web of misinformation.
The series is executive produced by Sara Bernstein, Brian Grazer, Eve Marson, Justin Wilkes, and Knappenberger.
Netflix will debut the ‘Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies’ series streaming on June 15th, 2022.
'There are lies, damned lies, and then there are statistics.' Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a new doc series titled in full: Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet.
‘Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies’ and the Internet tells stories of people caught in the dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception. Haunting, bizarre and up-to-the-moment relevant, the series explores consequences of 'SWATing', takes a chilling trip down the rabbit hole of white supremacy, joins a Federal hunt for the suspect of a brazen IRS heist and dives into Russian election interference. Rich with distinctive characters and surprising plotlines, reality is distorted when the ordinary American household collides with a chaotic web of misinformation.
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