Recently, I came across MLM "inspirational" propaganda that permeated social media. An example is embeded below, along with my rep...

If you are in the US, you probably heard of Dave Ramsey, who had been giving financial advice for decades as a radio call-in show (i.e. he g...

Vemma, BK Boreyko, and Tom Alkazin each had filed response to FTC's case. From here on, it's clear what their strategy is: To all ...

Speaking in half truths is the best way to scam. You sound as if you are telling the truth, esp. if that's all the truth you know. You c...

If you haven't heard, Vemma lost its attempt to reverse the temporary restraining order put in by FTC when it was shut down. The judge ...

It brings me no joy to see this news, which was a surprise even to me... I expect action, but not this fast.  But to summarize, Vemma...

The term  doublespeak was introduced to the world by George Orwell's book " Nineteen Eighty-Four ", where it was defined as ...

It seems that people are losing their basic math skills, or even willingness to apply math to simple problems... such as "should I join...

My Vemma Haul! (Photo credit: BenSpark ) But who's actually getting (keel)hauled?  Truth in Advertising, i.e. TINA, has published a ...

English: Logo of the . (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Obvious fact:  nutritional supplements are considered "food" by the Food an...

One of the frequent arguments by followers of a particular MLM is s/he is following "leader X", who has already achieved rank Y an...

Flag of Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Italy's Financial Regulators (Guardia di Finanze) Special Market Protection Unit, Anti-Trus...

Previously we had SlayerofScams, a fellow scambuster on IGN , posting his essay on how people misconstrue Napoleon Hill 's advice to coe...

A recent viral meme that was made popular by Vemma sheeple was the "Dropout" Lamborghini Aventador Hyundai SantaFe with "...

Was browsing YPRPariah's website, and found something amusing... Some Vemma noob came and posted some comment about how great is Vemma ...

It's surprising how many people PRETEND to have ethics , but in reality, shows a complete lack of ethics, and how many of them ended up ...

Previously we had SlayerofScams, a fellow scambuster on IGN, posting his essay on how people misconstrue Napoleon Hill's advice to coer...

Cover via Amazon Many self-proclaimed financial gurus are fond of quoting Napoleon Hill 's " Think and Grow Rich ". I have...

Editor's Note: This is start of a new segment 'Bad Propaganda' where I will analyze bad propaganda used by various MLM promoters...

Tywin Lannister armor (Photo credit: paul.hadsall ) Sometimes, when confronted with detailed criticism and lacking a proper re...