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Released on Hulu on October 18, 2024, Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara shows how someone pretending to be Tegan took advantage of the band and their fans for more than ten years.
During the story, someone called Fegan pretended to be Tegan Quin while they were online catfishing her. Fegan lied to both his fans and his friends by getting into their personal files and seeing photos and music that hadn't been released yet.
This documentary shows how the scheme hurt the victims' emotions and minds, as well as those of Tegan and Sara. It also looks at what online deception is and how it can have long-lasting effects.
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As for their personal lives, both Tegan and Sara are married and out as gay. Sara Quin told the world in August 2022 that she and her partner had their first child, a son. Even though Tegan and Sara keep their personal life private, they have shared important events with their fans, like Sara's new journey as a parent.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara: Are Tegan and Sara married?
Sara and Tegan are both married. Their relationships are widely recognized by their fans. However, they keep most of the information confidential. In August 2022, Sara shared a glimpse of her new role as a parent on social media after welcoming her first child, a son.
Even though Tegan is usually more private about her relationship status, she has also talked about parts of her personal life. Tegan Quin has been married to Sophia Snow since 2018.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara shows how vulnerable celebrities can be, even in places where they are supposed to feel safe, like with their fans. By talking about what happened, Tegan and Sara show how important it is to set personal limits in the digital age.
Plot of Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
The main plot of Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara is about finding out about a long-running scheme to trick people into thinking they were someone else.
The fraud began around 2008. Someone who wasn't Tegan posed as her online and hacked into personal files, including private photos and unreleased music, to make fans think they were talking to the real Tegan.
The stalker used these materials to trick fans into making friends and even romantic connections with each other, setting up a web of lies that lasted for years.
The documentary has interviews with the scam victims as well as Tegan and Sara. The interviews go into detail about how the scam hurt their feelings. It's clear from these conversations how easy it is for people to be tricked online.
When Tegan first didn't want to talk about the experience, she was moved to do so after hearing about a similar case on the popular podcast "Sweet Bobby."
Fanatical is directed by Erin Lee Carr, known for her work on true crime documentaries like Britney vs. Spears and Mommy Dead and Dearest. Carr’s expertise in exploring complex personal stories helped bring the emotional depth of Tegan and Sara’s experience to the screen.
The main characters in the movie are Tegan and Sara, who talk about their experience in honest interviews. Some of the other participants are fans who were directly affected by the scam and are talking about how they were tricked.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara is streaming on Hulu.
