Episode
Web of Lies: The Deadly Hoax
Overview
When a tech-savvy computer wiz fails to make the grade as a pro video gamer, he becomes obsessed with finding internet infamy. What starts as an online prank spirals into a new, deadly crime called "swatting" that chills the nation.
Details
- Series
- Web of Lies
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2019-08-20
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Deadly Hoax is Episode 5 in Season 6 of Web of Lies. It aired on 2019-08-20. The runtime is 42 min.
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