By James Seidel | CC News Network| Investigations Division
HILTON HEAD, S.C., — Today on their podcast, hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell have insisted publicly that a series of leaked text messages, internal discussions, and behind-the-scenes communications were “stolen,” “hacked,” or “illegally obtained.” They have also routinely dismissed documented evidence—presented in court filings and sworn depositions—as “troll narratives” or “Parker propaganda.” They of course are talking about the Beach v Parker 392 case, currently being litigated in Hampton County, SC.
But thousands of pages of legal filings, discovery records, and their own private messages paint a starkly different picture.
And they undermine—not reinforce—the version of events Matney and Farrell promote on their podcast.
This investigation lays out, point-by-point, how their public claims collapse when compared to the facts. Something they appear to melt upon when the actual Sunlight shines upon them.
On their podcast, Matney and Farrell repeatedly assert:
the texts were “hacked”
the messages were “stolen from a cloud”
the content was “illegally obtained”
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