{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62471f9b30fb610012001dd0/6a54baa375790d5f0152c9f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The TikTok Giant","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62471f9b30fb610012001dd0/1783937270439-83cd2b2e-7231-443b-a5bf-b825100dc4fb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Tinfoil Touque from Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the viral case of Andrew Dawson, the TikToker who claimed to film a giant on a BC mountainside—then later posted strange follow-ups about government agents, mysterious helicopters, and being stalked… before tragically dying a few months later.</p><p>They unpack:</p><ul><li>The original “giant on the mountain” video near Valemount / Canoe Mountain, BC</li><li>Possible mundane explanations (CBC transmitter mast, SkyTram station, firefighting / survey helicopters)</li><li>How a creator’s mental health struggles got erased by conspiracy narratives</li><li>Why people are so drawn to giants, UFOs, Freemasons, and secret societies</li><li>The limits of public power even when we “catch it on camera”</li><li>And how Dawson’s follower count exploded after his death, just like a modern myth in real time</li></ul><p>Along the way, they go on classic Canada Is Boring tangents about:</p><ul><li>TikTok view inflation and opaque social media metrics</li><li>Whether governments even <em>need</em> to cover things up anymore</li><li>Freemasons, “gentlemen’s clubs,” and real vs imagined influence</li><li>Rhys’ family trip to Germany and Jesse’s secret Fantasia film fest date</li></ul><p>This episode balances dark humor, skepticism, and empathy, ending on a reminder that behind every viral clip is a real human being.</p>","author_name":"Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters "}