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A Taiwanese man gets caught smuggling otters and a prairie dog in his pants at Bangkok airport, while a homeless hero tackles a shoplifter and gets rewarded. Plus: bald drug dealers expose their barbershop front, and the astronomical odds of calling the wrong number at exactly the right moment. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you bizarre real news stories that sound too strange to be tru...

This Is True Really News Episode 1005 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes delivers hilarious commentary on humanity's terrible track record predicting the apocalypse. We explore the Doomsday Scoreboard showing 242 failed doomsday predictions and zero successful ones, including recent claims about the 2025 rapture and climate catastrophe forecasts for 2026.Also in this episode: Gatorland O...

Police encounter stories, heartwarming random connections, and Minnesota wins America's Best Restroom award! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes share listener tales including a coffee shop kindness that led to a speeding ticket reprieve, an accidental meeting with neuroscientist Oliver Sacks during a thunderstorm, and Travis Kelce's hilarious VIP tent mix-up at a Taylor Swift concert. Thi...

A 73-year-old grandmother discovers someone secretly living in her attic after noticing missing food and a hot kettle when she returns home. Plus, a stolen dinosaur mascot gets returned with an apology note, tourists capsize a gondola in Venice taking selfies, and a Florida firefighter dumps 75 fake used tampons on her ex's lawn. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you bizarre true stori...

Taylor Swift's latest album breaks records while critics find controversy in every lyric, Portland plans an emergency naked bike ride to protest National Guard deployment, and California police discover their ticket books don't have a box for "robot driver" when they pull over a driverless Waymo taxi. Plus: Water buffalo beauty pageants in Thailand! Join hosts Scot Combs and Tony...

This Is True Really News Mailbag Episode 201 brings you the strangest news stories you won't believe! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes explore bizarre museums, eccentric collections, and wild listener comments. In this mailbag episode: A century-old Hair Museum in Independence, Missouri filled with wreaths made from human hair closes its doors after 30 years. The Button King's incredibl...

Episode 1002 of This Is True Really News brings you the most bizarre real news stories! A Miami man gets caught squirting lotion on strangers with syringes, a guy builds a 17-foot tall hat to break a world record, and four college students pull off possibly the worst library heist in history at Transylvania University. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver hilarious commentary on these unbel...

Woman divorces herself after marrying herself in bizarre sologamy ceremony! Plus: Homeowners find skeleton prank in bathroom wall, ranch dressing chugging champion downs 24oz in 10 seconds, and researchers analyze sewage for drug residue. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the weirdest true news stories you won't believe are real. In this milestone 1001st episode of This Is True Really News...

This Is True Really News Mailbag Episode 200 is here! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes celebrate this milestone episode with bizarre news stories from around the globe. New Zealand's fierce bird election crowns an unexpected winner - the Maori Falcon takes Bird of the Year in a contest complete with campaign managers, meme battles, and dance routines. Meanwhile, UK police demand social medi...

This Is True Really News celebrates Episode 1000! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver bizarre true stories that'll make you question humanity. In this epic milestone episode: A 76-year-old woman shoots her neighbor in the face with a FLARE GUN over a cat dispute at a retirement community. Two men steal a Humpty Dumpty statue from a miniature golf course in Cape May, New Jersey. The Fla...

Elite sewage operators compete in the "Super Bowl of wastewater treatment" in Chicago, an aggressive attack squirrel terrorizes San Francisco residents, and a Florida woman gets arrested for a silly string assault gone wrong. Plus: soccer players evacuate their plane in underwear after AC fails mid-flight! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the week's most bizarre true news...

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into another hilarious This Is True Really News Mailbag episode! From missed rapture predictions and British councils going after gorilla garden statues to bizarre tooth tattoos taking China by storm, this episode covers the strangest news stories and listener feedback. The hosts tackle everything from Cardi B's expensive body modifications to confusing newsp...

Cruise passenger jumps overboard with $14K to avoid taxes but owes casino $16K! Celebrity chef arrested for robbing 3 banks in one day using BB gun. British woman flies to Spain just to demolish 40-item breakfast challenge that stumped all the men. Plus: Lincoln statue loses his hat to mysterious thieves. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the most bizarre true news stories that sound t...

Volkswagen actually sells more currywurst sausages than cars! Plus a Kentucky nurse performs CPR on a drunk raccoon found floating in moonshine peaches, and the FBI accidentally gets an entire animal shelter high during a drug burn. These bizarre but TRUE stories and more on This Is True Really News Episode 997 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes. In this episode you'll hear about: How Vo...

This Is True Really News Mailbag Episode 198 brings you the strangest stories that didn't make the main show! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into AI robots getting too smart for their own good, bizarre historical deaths that will make you question everything, and Ghana's incredible fantasy coffins that are almost too wild to believe. From a screaming goat mistaken for a woman in...

Canadian man Casper Lincoln gets arrested for DUI while cruising in his kid's pink Barbie Jeep on a busy highway! Plus, meet Ned the lonely left-coiled snail searching for love, and engineers who think giant airbags can make planes crash-proof. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the most bizarre real news stories you won't believe actually happened. Episode Highlights: Drunk driving in...

A slug with a Napoleon complex brings chaos to a Bavarian apartment complex, terrorizing residents with late-night doorbell pranks that had police stumped! Meanwhile, Emil the moose becomes Austria's newest celebrity immigrant with 10,000 Facebook followers after shutting down a major railway line. Plus, a million-dollar yacht's 15-minute maiden voyage ends in disaster off the Turkish coas...

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into your mailbag comments in episode 197! From Vikings-Bears football analysis and WNBA MVP predictions to the legendary ice cream cone guy who climbed a 14,000-foot peak just to hand out ice cream sandwiches to fellow hikers. Plus updates on that influencer stuck in Antarctica for two months, Denzel Washington's name pronunciation revelation, and why the UK...

Woman tries to steal $700 worth of merchandise at Walmart during a "Shop with a Cop" event with 75 officers present! Plus a massive 6-foot lion's mane jellyfish with 100-foot tentacles washes up in UK, and we cover bizarre prison stories including an inmate who quit his transport job mid-delivery and a romantic New Year's Eve prison break attempt. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes de...

The Zimmer Frame Bandit has been caught! This elderly airport thief used his walking frame to steal £1,700 from tourists at Mallorca airport before his crime spree came to an end. Plus, a couple's argument about getting off a plane takes a dangerous turn when the B-word gets mentioned, forcing an emergency landing in Jacksonville. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the wildest true news s...

Heartwarming special needs couple on their first date, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce that'll blow your mind, and Vancouver's bizarre swimming lesson ban for parents! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into listener mail with hockey fun facts, Gretzky trivia, and the weirdest medical story involving a tooth-in-eye surgery. Plus college pet policies, family updates, and pol...

🎙️ This Is True Really News Episode 992 - The wildest true stories you won't believe actually happened! What's in this episode: Billy the Tire-Slashing Dog - How one Italian village's mystery vandal turned out to be a four-legged menace with gingivitis Austrian Army's Epic Fail - The 1788 friendly fire disaster where drunk soldiers fought themselves thinking they were Turks Chipotl...

Keith Moon's legendary Rolls-Royce pool story gets REAL as the company recreates the myth! Plus meet Roy Sullivan - the man struck by lightning 7 times and survived. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into bizarre competitions including wife carrying championships, chess boxing, worm charming contests, and Finland's obsession with weird sports like mobile phone throwing and hobby hor...

Buckle up for another wild ride! We dive into the most bizarre news story ever - ranchers launching an actual ELK RIDING SCHOOL in Yellowstone to teach tourists how to mount wild elk (yes, really). Plus, we break down the Minnesota Vikings' latest moves with Adam Thielen's return and whether they can actually compete this season. What's in this episode: Yellowstone's insane Elk Eti...

Welcome to another wild episode of This is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! 🎙️ In Episode 990, we dive into some absolutely bizarre but TRUE stories that'll make you question reality: 🤖 AI Legal Disaster : A prestigious Australian lawyer accidentally submits fake AI-generated case citations and quotes in a MURDER case, causing chaos in the Supreme Court of Victoria 🪱 Eye...