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Op dinsdag 24 november 2020 23:00 schreef maan_man het volgende:[..]
Wat een onzinnige geachte dat het programma nep is. Als het al nep zou zijn, dan laat je het altijd afspelen op een plek waar ze elkaar niet kennen. Op Ameland weten ze echt wel of Edward, zijn familie en de familie P op het eiland wonen.
Zou binnen de kortste keren uitlekken dat het nep is en Zeeman kan inpakken.
Inderdaad zoals destijds met Scam City.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_CityAmsterdamAn episode aired in January 2014 provoked similar controversy, this time involving the city of Amsterdam. In the episode, various supposed crimes were filmed, including those committed by criminals posing as police officers, and Conor Woodman tweeted, in July 2013, "Amsterdam is right up there for the title of Scammiest City. It has all the right ingredients and all the right chefs!" A police investigation revealed, according to Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan, that the filmmakers had paid criminals to appear in the videos. National Geographic confirmed that people had been paid, but that they hadn't been actors; pending investigation they pulled the show from their rotation. Van der Laan referred to the show as "scam television", demanding an apology and rectification, and pending that threatened to take the matter to court. Woodman responded in a tweet, "O come on Mr Mayor! Convicted criminals we caught on camera in the Amsterdam ep[isode] say they were only 'acting'. You believe that?!! #whatever".
In March 2014, Amsterdam TV channel AT5 published a story alleging that one of the people who had appeared in the Amsterdam episode claimed to have been paid 1,800 Euro by National Geographic, and that representatives from National Geographic were discussing the matter with the city.
On May 23, 2014, the city of Amsterdam announced that an agreement had been reached with National Geographic; National Geographic acknowledged that many of the events depicted in the show had been staged, though they said no actors were ever used and the program was based on extensive research.