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The YouTube Star Who Created a Fyre Festival-Style Disaster

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Police aren’t buying video personality Tana Mongeau’s explanations for why she oversold the event, leading 15,000 people to rage and call the cops.

Will Sommer
Will Sommer 

Politics Reporter

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Will Sommer

Will Sommer

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