CONNECTING THE WORLD

Online scams may be as old as the internet, but Facebook has made it easier for scammers to victimize users longing for connection, and to draft unwitting U.S. service members into their schemes. Neither the world’s largest social network nor the world’s most powerful military seem to be able to stop it.

In this special one-hour episode of “The Weekly,” a New York Times journalist embarks on a tragic story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women. The film follws while he tries to track down some of these digital con artists and explore their motivations. An FX Original Series currently streaming on HULU.