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2023-07-10 16:44:51 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Bumfights was produced/created by Ryan McPherson + Indecline Films, who sold it to two pseudonymous businessmen Ty Beeson, one of the businessmen, appeared on Dr. Phil's show in Dec 12 2006, though it is alleged by the creators that an impersonator took his place. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bumfights-homeless-men-fight-activists-730393/ http://www.westlakebayvillageobserver.com/read/2020/02/04/moral-ambiguity

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• Bumfights was produced/created by Ryan McPherson + Indecline Films, who sold it to two pseudonymous businessmen Ty Beeson, one of the businessmen, appeared on Dr. Phil's show in Dec 12 2006, though it is alleged by the creators that an impersonator took his place. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bumfights-homeless-men-fight-activists-730393/ http://www.westlakebayvillageobserver.com/read/2020/02/04/moral-ambiguity