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Oath! Media
Faking Michael
Following the death of Michael Jackson, an album of the pop star's unreleased songs made headlines around the world when his family and fans claimed that some of the songs on the album were fakes. Packed with explosive new evidence, Faking Michael uncovers the inside story of the music industry scandal you were never meant to hear about.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 50 ratings
Long and repetitive
“Faking Michael” had potential but ultimately suffers from serious pacing and content issues. At 13 hour-long episodes, the series feels overly stretched, and it becomes apparent there wasn’t enough organic content to support that length. The result is a repetitive experience, with the same audio...Read full review »
PharaohSteve via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/31/24
Wow! What a journey and an outstanding job from Damien Shields and his research team! They cover all sides of the story, giving every party’s opportunity to tell their side of the story (& multiple opportunities for the more “stubborn” people involved) of the world’s biggest music fraud....Read full review »
Elemenopeeeeee via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 10/25/24
A step towards justice
When “Breaking News” dropped, I was a relatively new fan as I started following MJ in 2007. His death was (and tbh, continues to be) devastating to me, so I was really looking forward to the unreleased music and did not believe the rumours that these tracks were fake. Well, just like many fans in...Read full review »
Y9954 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 10/23/24
Recent Episodes
In the gripping finale of Faking Michael, the remaining pieces of the puzzle fall into place—including the biggest smoking gun of the entire series, as the actual vocalist on the Cascio tracks, Jason Malachi, offers to come clean in the middle of an explosive fraud lawsuit.DISCLAIMER: Faking...
Published 10/24/24
Published 10/24/24
Between late 2010 and early 2011, when fans spoke out against the release of the Cascio tracks, the powers that be behind the scenes tried to silence them. In this episode we hear about the extraordinary lengths that Sony and the Estate went to in an effort to control the narrative, and how two...
Published 10/07/24
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