> Worth noting people have died looking for it, which makes me believe the claim is likely real,
At least one person died looking for the Fargo treasure, and that was made up.
At least one person died looking for the Fargo treasure, and that was made up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Takako_Konishi
The urban legend that she died looking for the treasure however, was turned into a movie:
I heard a great radio story that went into detail a while back, but I can't find it. I think maybe it was Snap Judgement?
Do you have links to it, proof it's fake, the related death, etc.?
(Attempted to Google "Fargo treasure" but it appeared there were a number of different Fargo treasures.)
EDIT: Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/kumiko-the-treasure-hunter/t...
Yes, I would hope it's obvious that a fictional treasure is not real. Difference between your example and mine is the source is claiming it's real, aware people are dying, and spending money to help look for missing people.
It adds that apart from the name changes "the rest has been told exactly as it occurred."
A blatant lie, not at all in the manner of "based on a true story".
"The persons and events portrayed in this production are fictitious."
Movies that are actually intended as works of fiction (even if inspired by real events, and even if—well, given the purpose, especially if—including some characters retaining the names of those in the real events doing some of the things they actually did) have it.
Nobody reads the tiny print in end credits. Viewers were told in opening credits that every detail except the names was true.
Someone went looking for the buried money and got themselves killed as a direct result of the statement in the opening credits.
It's especially funny when the story involves poltergeists or other paranormal elements. At least Fargo could plausibly have actually happened.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/kumiko-the-treasure-hunter/t...