I love Tegan & Sara's music, but I'm more of a casual listener and had no idea about the catfishing.
As someone who has had this happen to them in the late 90s/early 00s, it's not as rare as they made it seem. I think every fandom has probably had people impersonate them and try to talk to fans. The people who do this seem to get off on it, it makes them feel important somehow.
I feel especially bad for Tegan & Sara for having to go through this, and I can't imagine the trauma it left them. I imagine it's hard for them to trust anyone after that.
I wish it wasn't like an episode of Unsolved Mysteries though, I feel like with the right team of people, it could've been solved. But it's a cautionary tale as well as a true crime story about identify theft, fandoms, and obsessive fans.
Worth a watch even if you're not a fan of theirs, I think.
As someone who has had this happen to them in the late 90s/early 00s, it's not as rare as they made it seem. I think every fandom has probably had people impersonate them and try to talk to fans. The people who do this seem to get off on it, it makes them feel important somehow.
I feel especially bad for Tegan & Sara for having to go through this, and I can't imagine the trauma it left them. I imagine it's hard for them to trust anyone after that.
I wish it wasn't like an episode of Unsolved Mysteries though, I feel like with the right team of people, it could've been solved. But it's a cautionary tale as well as a true crime story about identify theft, fandoms, and obsessive fans.
Worth a watch even if you're not a fan of theirs, I think.