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Who Trolled Amber? | Tortoise Investigates Tortoise
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Introducing… Who Trolled Amber?
What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?
Alexi Mostrous, the reporter who brought you Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
Who Trolled Amber is the latest series in Tortoise Investigates, the home of Tortoise's award-winning investigative series.
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Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 1 - Missing evidence
Depp v Heard was the celebrity trial of the century. He won, she lost. But was Amber Heard the target of an organised trolling campaign?
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 2 - Gold dust
The team talk to a Hollywood insider and travel to Florida in search of their first big clue: a treasure trove of data that might show what happened to Amber Heard online – and who was behind it.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
To find out more about Tortoise:
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 3 - Into the dark
Disinformation experts come back with some startling results. The story begins to cross continents as the team find evidence of a global campaign.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 4 - Through the looking glass
The astonishing case of a teenage killer helps lift the lid on how bot campaigns work – and offers the team a new path forward in the investigation.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
To find out more about Tortoise:
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 5 - The special relationship
Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp? Alexi discovers the curious relationship between the Hollywood star and an authoritarian world leader.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.
To find out more about Tortoise:
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
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Who Trolled Amber: Episode 6 - Public enemy
Johnny Depp’s maverick lawyer Adam Waldman finally comes under scrutiny. Alexi uncovers Waldman’s links to powerful figures and investigates his role in feeding online abuse. Can the team get to the truth about who trolled Amber?
To find out more about Tortoise:
Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists
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Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com
Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous
Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood
Editor: David Taylor
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Katie Riley
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Very Interesting
This is an important piece of journalistic work. In this day and age it is clearly dangerous to believe what you see on social media.
I think this is a good case to put a spotlight on misinformation as so many people are aware of the case.
Not sure if the reviews who claim bias listened to the whole podcast as it seems to me that the Depp side did seek to spread misinformation in the US trial!
You already have an opinion but you probably don’t know why
Even without listening to this, you probably have a view. This podcast is obviously about the Depp trials in the UK and US but it also isn’t. It’s about how social media is used to manipulate opinion, sometimes with intent, sometimes not. Sometimes just to create division not necessarily to support a cause. Considering how many elections there are globally in 2024, this is something everyone needs to be aware of. It just so happens that this podcast is against the backdrop of a very famous case.
Put your preconceptions aside, especially as this was not instigated by either the Heard nor Depp camps and listen. If it doesn’t scare you, then I’d be surprised.
Not reliable
More than disappointing. I switched off after first episode. The podcast comes with an agenda and pushes the listener to colonise Johnny depp rather than consider the larger, more worrying side to social media and it’s potential reach. I watched the trials at length and full. Amber created the media storm all on her own. It was the first time people could see the real her and it spoke volumes. lazy reporting because the UK case was heavily flawed.