Who created the 'Fall of the Cabal' documentary and what are their backgrounds?
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Executive summary
The Fall of the Cabal is publicly credited to Dutch filmmaker and self‑described researcher Janet Ossebaard, who is repeatedly named as the author/creator of the multi‑part series across archival entries, podcast discussions and distribution pages [1] [2] [3]. A second name—Cynthia (or Cyntha) Koeter—appears on the project’s official site and in some credits as a producer/affiliate, but the supplied reporting offers much more biographical detail about Ossebaard than about Koeter [4] [5].
1. Who is named as the creator and how that authorship is presented
Multiple sources identify Janet Ossebaard as the primary creator and author of The Fall of the Cabal, describing the work as a multi‑part documentary series and citing her by name on platform pages, archive listings and program notes [1] [2] [3]. The project is marketed as a 10‑part series on official distribution hubs and fan sites that link back to Ossebaard as the driving creative force [6] [5]. At the same time, other materials list Cynthia Koeter (spelled variously) in production credits, indicating she is associated with the project’s official website and promotional channels [4] [5].
2. Janet Ossebaard — described background and public identity
Reporting consistently describes Ossebaard as a Dutch researcher and filmmaker and often as an “award‑winning” author/researcher; these characterizations appear on fan sites, local news write‑ups and distribution pages that profile the documentary [6] [7] [8]. Podcast summaries and episode notes frame the series as Ossebaard’s work and present her as the principal storyteller who compiled and edited the material, with hosts and reviewers repeatedly attributing the documentary’s authorship to her [1] [9] [10]. Archive repositories hosting the episodes also credit Ossebaard by name in their upload metadata [2] [11].
3. Cynthia/Cyntha Koeter — production credit and limits of available reporting
The official site for the series prominently links to a FallCabal.com domain that associates Cynthia (sometimes rendered Cyntha) Koeter with the series and with site administration and sales, and one snippet explicitly lists Koeter alongside Ossebaard in production contexts [4] [5]. Beyond that presence on the series’ site and a credit line, the supplied material does not provide a clear professional biography for Koeter or detail her prior work, so reporting cannot authoritatively describe her background or role beyond production/website affiliation [4] [5].
4. How creators describe the project and how others frame their roles
The material produced by and about the series frames it as lengthy, research‑heavy documentary work that “dives into” global power structures and conspiratorial narratives; Ossebaard is presented as the researcher/author driving that narrative in interviews, podcasts and promotional write‑ups [1] [6] [3]. Podcast commentators and community pages frequently treat Ossebaard as the singular author while discussing the series’ claims and impact, and distribution outlets and archives list her as the documentary’s creator [1] [8] [2]. The presence of Koeter on the official site suggests a co‑producer or promotional partnership, but the reporting does not provide direct statements from Koeter about her responsibilities.
5. Reception, controversy, and what the sources themselves signal
Promotional and community sources laud the series’ reach and claim it “shocked the world” and influenced “truth‑seeking” communities, language that signals both strong advocacy and partisan readership around the work [6] [5]. Several sources also implicitly situate the documentary within conspiratorial ecosystems—podcast analyses, alternative hosting sites and archive uploads indicate the film circulates primarily through non‑mainstream channels [1] [8] [2]. The supplied reporting notes controversy and criticism of the documentary in passing but does not supply in‑depth critical appraisal or mainstream press fact‑checking within the provided excerpts [6].
6. Limits of reporting and the responsible takeaway
Available sources firmly identify Janet Ossebaard as the documentary’s creator and public author and show Cynthia/Cyntha Koeter as an associated producer or site proprietor [4] [1] [5] [2], but the supplied material provides significantly more biographical detail about Ossebaard than about Koeter; therefore it is not possible from these sources alone to offer a full, independently verified professional biography for Koeter or to map precisely how production duties were divided [4] [5]. Where assertions about “award‑winning” status or the documentary’s research depth appear, they come from the same community and promotional outlets and should be read as how the creators and sympathetic platforms describe the project, not as neutral, independently corroborated credentials [6] [7].