‘Walter Mittys’: Why Men Like Nick Adderley Lie About Military Careers, And Northern Ireland's 'Walts' The BelTel podcast

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‘Walter Mittys’: Why men like Nick Adderley lie about military careers, and Northern Ireland's 'Walts'

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A ‘Walter Mitty’ is someone who lies about, or exaggerates, their military service. Being a so-called ‘Walt’ is technically legal in the UK but vigilante ‘Walt hunter’ groups campaigning for legislation against it. Northern Ireland has its fair share of fantasists including one fake cop who called for back-up. Why do they do it, and are they really doing any harm? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph's Kurtis Reid and Olivia Peden, who also spoke to Professor of Defence mental health at Kings College London, Neil Greenberg.

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‘Walter Mittys’: Why men like Nick Adderley lie about military careers, and Northern Ireland's 'Walts'

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A ‘Walter Mitty’ is someone who lies about, or exaggerates, their military service. Being a so-called ‘Walt’ is technically legal in the UK but vigilante ‘Walt hunter’ groups campaigning for legislation against it. Northern Ireland has its fair share of fantasists including one fake cop who called for back-up. Why do they do it, and are they really doing any harm? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph's Kurtis Reid and Olivia Peden, who also spoke to Professor of Defence mental health at Kings College London, Neil Greenberg.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

… continue reading

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#Daily News #News #Belfast Telegraphs

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