Fyre Fraud focuses on the failed Fyre Festival and creator Billy McFarland

The Hulu documentary Fyre Fraud is here and ready to shed light on the truth behind the epic failure of a music festival and the man behind the madness.

If you have any form of social media, friends, family, or just occasionally watch television, you have most likely heard of the epic failure that was Fyre Festival. The 2017 “festival” was said to be the next big music destination, advertising it as a celebrity event where anything goes. From the mysterious social media branding to the promotion from those like Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, it appeared like there was major potential for the hyped event.

But as you probably already know, things spiraled and Fyre Festival became more known for the false claims and less than glamorous experience that attendees were treated to. Because of the topic and insanely entertaining documentary, we have some thoughts on the whimpering ember known as Fyre Festival.

Hulu reveals the truth

While Hulu makes the effort to speak to those involved, the creator himself, and people who have researched the topic closely, the main purpose here seems to be putting every bit of information out on the table. Talking to people (like locals) who aided the progress (or lack of) put it out there that they had plans to steal merchandise from customs that went unpaid, the knowledge that Fyre Festival officials suggested to their celebrity guests that they not attend, or even the truth behind the social media censor that blocked anyone question.

Hulu pulls absolutely no punches in their film and discovering what really went down.

Billy McFarland’s continued fabrications

One thing that seems to be a major focal point for the documentary is the addition of an almost exposé on the founder of the event. Hulu seemingly wrangled McFarland in for his chance to set the record straight, but in reality, it was a chance to call him on his false claims and sentencing. Though McFarland tells producers he wasn’t actually in trouble for anything pertaining to Fyre festival, they reveal documents that claim otherwise.

McFarland also suggests that when it came to the horrible housing situation that turned into a FEMA tent “solution” there was more to the story. According to McFarland himself, a box was lost that held 200 keys to rental properties for guests that Hulu later claimed was entirely false.

McFarland’s history of unsavory business ventures

If he wasn’t busted enough for his lies about the event, funding, or musical and celebrity guests, they went the extra mile to bring focus to his other failed businesses like Magnesis – the fake black-card attempt at conning your way into perks for the wealthy with your regular debit card information. They divulge that his claim regarding the number of people who signed up for it was entirely false, backed by former staffers who warned him about the concerns regarding ticket sales as incentives to keep the business afloat that more often than not went unfulfilled.

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Interviews with well-versed professionals

Hulu does enlist the help of professionals, such as a psychologist who studies the workings of a con man and shows the overwhelming parallels to the traits you will see in those type of personalities with McFarland. His own interviews only add to the notion of his almost sociopath tendencies about his crimes.

McFarland has since been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his fraudulent business activity, sued for nearly $100 million and eventually agreed to forfeit $26 million to investors who were tied to the event by false claims and fake documents. Despite his claims to Hulu about his role or knowledge of certain events, the truth always has a way of finding its way to the surface and McFarland doesn’t seem to have any genuine regret or remorse.

Even after going through such troubles with the law and his reputation as an entrepreneur, McFarland’s attempts to sell counterfeit tickets while out on bail prove that this isn’t just a one-time thing. This is a dangerous lifestyle and he’s clearly committed to it.

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Fyre Fraud is now available to stream on Hulu, so check it out for the story behind the festival that never was.

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