Barbed wire accident: Is this the work of a fraudster? | Ride MTB

Barbed wire accident: Is this the work of a fraudster?

Stelianos Psaroudakis is said to have experienced every mountain biker's nightmare in Canada: Riding into a stretched wire at neck height and seriously injuring himself. Now there are increasing signs that Psaroudakis' story is a pack of lies to scam money.

The story of Psaroudakis with the horror accident involving the tensioned barbed wire and the subsequent bike theft shows clear gaps in credibility. Attentive social media users had already pointed out early on that Psaroudakis and in particular his fundraising via gofundme should be treated with caution, as he had already attracted attention through dubious gofundme campaigns.

Cam MacRae from the web portal nsmb.com investigated the alleged accident. MacRae made enquiries at the hospital that treated Psaroudakis, asked the authorities investigating the accident and contacted Psaroudakis directly. Despite his research, he is unable to form a concrete opinion as to whether Psaroudakis is a liar or not. MacRae points out a major problem: if Psaroudakis is lying or even if parts of the story are not true, he will do enormous damage to future reporting on Trail Sabotage.

https://nsmb.com/articles/barbed-wire-or-fraud-bragg-creek-incident/


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