Garcia created and expanded the Reality Von Tease troll account over three years ago.
Jen Shah's downfall was aided by the Reality Von Tease account.
Monica Garcia is a newcomer to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC).
The account was used to troll all cast members including Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, and Heather Gay.
In a shocking revelation, Monica Garcia, a newcomer to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC), has been exposed as the person behind the well-known troll account Reality Von Tease. The account was created over three years ago and expanded to troll all of the cast members including Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, and Heather Gay. Garcia's scheming ways were revealed in the season finale when Heather made the discovery after her longtime hairstylist who was close friends with Garcia came clean about her social media activity.
The Reality Von Tease account played a shady hand in Jen Shah's downfall, leading up to a confrontational dinner with Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Whitney Rose. The episode ended with Monica being kicked out of Bermuda by Heather after her involvement with the account was too much of a betrayal.
Jen Shah has pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in July 2022 and is currently serving time for her role in a telemarketing scheme. She claimed that Bravo producer Andy Cohen is still butt hurt that she denied an interview with him before entering custody.
Monica Garcia is the person behind a well-known troll account
Garcia has been scheming and working to infiltrate her friend group for years
The Reality Von Tease account was created over three years ago and expanded to troll all of the cast members including Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, Heather Gay
Gay made the discovery after her longtime hairstylist who was a close friend of Garcia's came clean about their mutual pal's social media activity
Monica Garcia is owning her villain status and leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona in a new photo shoot
Garcia scrawled,
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Monica Garcia has embraced her newfound villain status by leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona after being exposed as a troll account during the Season 4 finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. However, this is not entirely true as it was revealed in the article that Garcia ran the Reality Von Tease account for years and did not create all of its content. Secondly, Garcia's co-star Heather Gay exposed her Instagram alter ego during a Bermuda trip with other OG cast members, but this is presented as if it was only after viewers watched the episode that revealed Garcia's troll account. This implies that the revelation came about because of viewer pressure or interest, which is not entirely accurate. Lastly, while Garcia did not deny Gay's claim in full and instead said it was partially true, this does not absolve her of any deception as she still ran a cyberbullying account for years.
The author claims that Monica Garcia has embraced her newfound villain status by leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona after being exposed as a troll account during the Season 4 finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. However, this is not entirely true as it was revealed in the article that Garcia ran the Reality Von Tease account for years and did not create all of its content.
The author quotes Monica Garcia saying 'Within minutes, my phone was flooded with screenshots, text messages, audio recordings, videos, photos and DMs'. However this does not absolve her of any deception as she still ran a cyberbullying account for years.
The author presents Heather Gay's exposure of Monica Garcia's Instagram alter ego during a Bermuda trip with other OG cast members as if it was only after viewers watched the episode that revealed Garcia's troll account. This implies that the revelation came about because of viewer pressure or interest, which is not entirely accurate.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the opinions of other cast members and a celebrity hairstylist as evidence against Monica Garcia. Additionally, there are instances where the author presents only one side of a story without providing any counterarguments or alternative perspectives, which can be seen in their use of direct quotes from Heather Gay and Meredith Marks to support their claims about Garcia's actions. The article also contains examples of inflammatory rhetoric, such as when the author uses exclamation marks to emphasize certain points and make them more dramatic.
The author cites Heather Gay's opinion that Monica Garcia is not their friend without providing any counterarguments or alternative perspectives. This can be seen in the following quote: 'She’s someone who has schemed and worked to infiltrate our friend group,' Gay said.
The article uses direct quotes from Heather Gay and Meredith Marks to support their claims about Garcia's actions, without providing any counterarguments or alternative perspectives. This can be seen in the following quote: 'You guys, we’ve come a long way, us four. We have, and Monica is not who she says she is.'
The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the opinions of other cast members and a celebrity hairstylist as evidence against Monica Garcia. This can be seen in the following quote: 'Gay explained that the Reality Von Tease account was created over three years ago.
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Emily Selleck's article about Monica Garcia embracing her newfound villain status after the Season 4 finale of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is biased in several ways. Firstly, there are multiple instances where the author uses language that dehumanizes and demonizes Garcia, such as referring to her as a
Garcia scrawled on one clipping
Monica is not who she says she is. She's someone [who] has schemed and worked to infiltrate our friend group,
Reality Von Tease photo shoot after finale bombshell
The name that you all know her as, the woman whose birthday we celebrated, who we’ve been trying to champion and support and defend, is Reality Von Tease.
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Emily Selleck has a conflict of interest on the topics of cyberbullying and internet trolls as she is reporting on Monica Garcia's photo shoot with Reality Von Tease after the finale bombshell. She also has a personal relationship with Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, and Whitney Rose which could affect her objectivity.
Monica Garcia is the person behind a well-known troll account
Garcia has been scheming and working to infiltrate her friend group for years
The Reality Von Tease account was created over three years ago and expanded to troll all of the cast members including Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, Heather Gay
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No Contradictions at Time
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that the ladies are celebrating Monica Garcia's birthday when they are actually there to confront her about a secret she has been keeping from them. Secondly, Heather Gay pieces together the mystery of Monica Garcia by revealing that Reality Von Tease was an Instagram account dedicated to trolling all of the cast members including Jen Shah and Meredith Marks. However, this information is not new as it was previously mentioned in a confessional with Lisa Barlow stating that they knew about Reality Von Tease's existence before Heather revealed it. Thirdly, Monica Garcia denies writing anything about the women besides Jen Shah who she claims mistreated her and her other employees. However, this contradicts what was previously stated in a confessional with Whitney Rose stating that Monica had been involved with Reality Von Tease's activities against them. Lastly, Heather finally reveals that Jen gave Meredith the mysterious black eye last season which is not new information as it was previously mentioned in an earlier episode of the show.
Monica Garcia denies writing anything about the women besides Jen Shah who she claims mistreated her and her other employees. However, this contradicts what was previously stated in a confessional with Whitney Rose stating that Monica had been involved with Reality Von Tease's activities against them.
Heather Gay pieces together the mystery of Monica Garcia by revealing that Reality Von Tease was an Instagram account dedicated to trolling all of the cast members including Jen Shah and Meredith Marks. However, this information is not new as it was previously mentioned in a confessional with Lisa Barlow stating that they knew about Reality Von Tease's existence before Heather revealed it.
The article implies that Monica Garcia's birthday is being celebrated when they are actually there to confront her about a secret she has been keeping from them. This statement is deceptive because it creates a false sense of celebration and happiness while in reality, the ladies are angry with Monica.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the franchise has a loyal and occasionally rabid fanbase without providing any evidence or citation for this claim. Additionally, the author makes use of inflammatory rhetoric when describing Monica's involvement with Reality Von Tease as
a shady hand in Shah's downfall
annihilating and exposing Jen Shah
character assassinations, but we never knew who it was.
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The article contains multiple examples of conflicts of interest. The author has a personal relationship with the cast members they are reporting on and is engaging in character assassination.
Jen Shah spoke out from prison after the RHOSLC finale.
Andy Cohen clapped back at Jen Shah's allegation that the altercation never happened because there would be footage to prove it.
Heather Gay claimed that she was given a black eye by Jen Shah during season three of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, but Andy Cohen said on his radio show SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live Jan. 3 that if they had footage, don't you think they would have aired it?
Jen Shah specifically called out Andy Cohen in her Instagram post from prison.
Andy Cohen found some humor in the timing of Jen Shah's comments after he was recently scammed by someone pretending to be his bank.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that there would be footage to prove an altercation between Heather Gay and Jen Shah did not happen if it had happened. However, this statement contradicts previous statements made by Cohen on his radio show where he stated that they do have footage of the incident.
Heather’s saying, 'I don’t know how I got the black eye,' and then don't you think we would've cut to the footage with a chyron that said, 'Four hours earlier?Ǧ
I don't want to be captain obvious here, but if we had footage, don't you think we would've aired it?
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when he says that if there was footage of the altercation, it would have been aired on Bravo's show. This is not necessarily true as they may choose not to air certain events for various reasons such as legal issues or negative publicity.
"I don't want to be captain obvious here, but if we had footage, don't you think we would've aired it?ǣ
She wanted us to do a docuseries of her days leading up to jail,
Bias
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The author has a clear bias towards the subject of the article. The author is defending Andy Cohen and attacking Jen Shah's claims about him. The author also uses language that dehumanizes Jen Shah by calling her 'still butt hurt'. Additionally, there are multiple examples where the author attempts to discredit Jen Shah's claim without providing any evidence or context.
The author clapped back at Shah's allegation the altercation never happened because there would be footage to prove it.
I don’t want to be captain obvious here, but if we had footage, don’t you think we would have aired it?
The author found some humor in the timing of Shah’s comments after he was recently scammed by someone pretending to be his bank.
As someone who was just the victim of an online and phone scam where I lost a lot of money, this message comes at an interesting time.
The author recounted that Shah wanted us to do a docuseries of her days leading up to jail," adding, She wanted a lot of money and she was still professing her innocence, so it would have been another interview of her sitting across from me lying to my face.
The author specifically called out Cohen in her Instagram post from prison, claiming he's still butt hurt she turned down an interview with him following her legal drama.
As for his response? I had forgotten about the one-on-one with Jen, who is right, I did want to do a one-on-one with her. I don’t care about it anymore.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topics 'Andy Cohen', 'Jen Shah', and 'Heather Gay' as they are all involved in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City series which is owned by Bravo. Additionally, there may be conflicts related to legal drama and fraud.
The article mentions that Andy Cohen clapped back at Jen Shah for calling him out amid the RHOSLC finale scandal. This suggests a personal relationship between them.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topics 'Andy Cohen', 'Jen Shah', and 'Heather Gay'. The article is about an incident that occurred during the finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Andy Cohen was involved in this incident and Jen Shah called him out for it, which could be seen as a personal attack on him.
Andy Cohen claps back at Jen Shah for calling him out amid RHOSLC finale scandal
Heather Gay defends Andy Cohen in a tweet about the incident with Jen Shah on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Jen Shah calls Andy Cohen out during the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion special
Jen Shah denied the claims and wrote on Instagram Story that she was not responsible for Heather Gay's bruise on her face.
Monica Garcia is owning her villain status and leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona in a new photo shoot.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Heather Gay revealed who gave her a black eye in the explosive Season 4 finale of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. However, this statement is false as there was no revelation made during the episode.
The article states that Heather Gay revealed who gave her a black eye in the explosive Season 4 finale. This claim is not supported by any evidence presented in the article and therefore cannot be considered true.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Jen Shah is denying the claims made against her without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author commits a false dilemma by presenting only two options: either Heather Gay punched herself in the eye or Jen Shah did it, when there may be other possibilities. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric with statements such as 'BRAVO producer Andy Cohen is still butt hurt' and 'Jen Shah sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for telemarketing scheme'.
The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Jen Shah is denying the claims made against her without providing any evidence or context for this claim.
The article contains inflammatory rhetoric with statements such as 'BRAVO producer Andy Cohen is still butt hurt' and 'Jen Shah sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for telemarketing scheme'.
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The article contains a statement from Heather Gay that Jen Shah gave her a black eye. This is an example of religious bias as the author implies that there was some sort of divine retribution for Shah's actions. Additionally, the article mentions Bravo producer Andy Cohen and his desire to interview Jen Shah before she entered custody, which could be seen as monetary bias.
Bravo producer Andy Cohen wanted to interview Jen Shah before she entered custody and was willing to pay money for it.
Heather Gay claims that Jen Shah gave her a black eye
The author implies religious retribution for Jen Shah's actions
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The article contains multiple examples of conflicts of interest. The author is a cast member on the show they are reporting on and has a personal relationship with one of the other cast members who was involved in an incident that led to her black eye.
Heather Gay, a cast member on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC), revealed in the Season 4 finale that she received a black eye from Jen Shah during their trip to Bermuda. The article does not disclose any financial ties or professional affiliations between the author and RHOSLC.
The article mentions Andy Cohen, who is a producer on Bravo TV, but it does not provide any information about his involvement in the incident that led to Heather Gay's black eye.
Monica Garcia is not who she says she is and has schemed to infiltrate their friend group.
The Reality Von Tease account was created over three years ago and expanded to troll all of the cast members including Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, Heather Gay
Monica Garcia is owning her villain status and leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona in a new photo shoot
Jen Shah pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in July 2022 and was initially sentenced to six and a half years in prison for her role in a telemarketing scheme. Her sentence has been continually reduced since she began serving time, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Jen Shah claimed that Bravo producer Andy Cohen is still butt hurt that she denied an interview with him before entering custody.
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Heather confronted Monica during a full cast dinner, who initially denied the information but shared it in her confessional.
Monica Garcia is owning her villain status and leaning into her Reality Von Tease persona in a new photo shoot.
Jen Shah gave Heather Gay a black eye during season three of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Heather Gay received information about Monica Garcia from a reliable source when in fact she did not verify this information before confronting her fellow cast members. Secondly, during her confessional interview, Heather stated that Reality Von Tease was someone who had schemed and worked to infiltrate their friend group but failed to mention the involvement of other individuals. This is a lie by omission as she did not disclose all the information about Reality Von Tease's identity. Lastly, Monica Garcia stated that her mission was only to take down Jen Shah and that they were collateral damage which contradicts Heather's statement in her confessional interview.
Heather Gay received information about Monica Garcia from a reliable source when in fact she did not verify this information before confronting her fellow cast members. This is deceptive as it implies that the information was verified and trustworthy, but it was not.
During her confessional interview, Heather stated that Reality Von Tease was someone who had schemed and worked to infiltrate their friend group but failed to mention the involvement of other individuals. This is a lie by omission as she did not disclose all the information about Reality Von Tease's identity.
Monica Garcia stated that her mission was only to take down Jen Shah and that they were collateral damage which contradicts Heather's statement in her confessional interview.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the information received from a former friend of Monica Garcia's as evidence for her involvement in Reality Von Tease. This is problematic because it assumes that this person's account can be trusted without any verification or corroboration, which could lead to false accusations and damage reputations. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric by comparing Monica Garcia to Jen Shah, who has been convicted of a crime and is currently serving time in prison. This comparison is unfair and unjustified without any evidence linking Monica Garcia directly to the crimes committed by Jen Shah.
The author uses an appeal to authority by citing information received from a former friend of Monica Garcia's as evidence for her involvement in Reality Von Tease. This is problematic because it assumes that this person's account can be trusted without any verification or corroboration.
The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by comparing Monica Garcia to Jen Shah, who has been convicted of a crime and is currently serving time in prison. This comparison is unfair and unjustified without any evidence linking Monica Garcia directly to the crimes committed by Jen Shah.
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The article contains a clear example of religious bias. The author uses the phrase 'Reality Von Tease' to refer to Monica Garcia, which is an allusion to the character Reality from Gossip Girl who was known for her scheming and deceitful behavior. This comparison implies that Monica is not trustworthy or reliable, and it suggests that she has a hidden agenda. The author also uses language like 'annihilating' and 'exposing' which are strong words typically used to describe negative actions, implying the author believes Monica is doing something wrong.
Language like 'annihilating' and 'exposing' are used
The phrase 'Reality Von Tease' is used to refer to Monica Garcia
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest with Monica Garcia and Reality Von Tease as they are both cast members on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. The author also has a personal relationship with Jen Shah who is also a cast member.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' as they are reporting on an episode that features their friend Monica Garcia.
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Shelby Stivale is friends with Monica Garcia, who was featured in the episode.
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The article mentions Shelby's friendship with Monica and how they have known each other for a long time.
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