Adam Ruins Everything - How Fake Psychics Fool Their Victims | truTV

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Shut up, okay, welcome back to "The Jersey Shore-acle." I transcend dimensions, I speak to spirits, I live off Exit Nine off the turnpike. So, today, I have been summoned to the home of an adorable little boy and his adult friend who he barely knows. My name is Stuart, and I'm 12 years old. I'd say I'm a pretty happy kid. That is, until it showed up. Its name is Adam, and he's making Halloween really not scary. Eh. So I'm hoping the Jersey Shore-acle can connect me with a dead relative. Or a murderer. Whichever's more terrifying. Hello, it's so nice to meet you. Thank you for having me. I sensed you needed it, good, you sat down, okay, we're gonna start this, are you ready? Yeah. All right, now before we start, I do have a couple of questions, okay? I need you to tell me-- That mediums are scammers who prey on your grief for money? What is this? It's in my contract no one can have bigger hair than me. Adam, she's going to contact the dead for me. It's an age-old tradition. It sure is, a tradition of faking it and ripping people off. Séances first became popular in America during the 19th century, when three young ladies named the Fox sisters started charging admission to watch them communicate with the dead. If there be any ghosts in this room, may they knock. (knock knock knock) And if those ghosts think people should give us money, also knock. (knocking) (gasps) As they grew up, the Fox sisters became bona-fide celebrities, touring and holding packed sessions multiple times a day. Sorry, darling, we couldn't possibly fit you in, we're talking to Shakespeare and Attila the Hun at noon. But later in life, Maggie Fox spilled the beans and revealed how they tricked their public, making knocking sounds using an apple on a string and writing secret messages with their feet. I feel the spirit... wait for it... (Adam) Despite Maggie's confession, the spiritualism movement continued to this day, and modern mediums still make bank. Famous mediums even have best-selling books and hit TV shows. Yes, TV shows that are totally real! That's right, the higher the hair, the closer to heaven, okay, enough chit-chat, let's start this reading. Oh, yeah, I'm feeling something very powerful. Oh, yeah, it's a presence. Did you lose someone with a J name, like a John, a Jack, a Julia-- Yes, my grandpa's name was Jason. Bam! That's it. Okay-- oh, oh... oh, I'm feeling a pain. Oh, yeah, in my chestal area. Is there any type of thing that happened in that region area? Yes, he-- he died of lung cancer. Bada-bingo, what you think about that, Mr. Everything, huh? Okay, so... your grandfather's telling me, oh, something about a book, why? Why? Uh... I think he owned a book. And I saw it once. That's it. That's it. He wants me to tell you he cherishes those moments, and he loves you. Boom, shut up, I'm done. That was amazing! How do you explain that? Simple, she was doing a cold reading. Uh... who this? You're not a spirit, I did not summon you. Okay, can we cut? (bell ringing) This is Mark Edward. He's a magician who went undercover as a psychic medium to research how they scam people. I used to do everything she does for a living, and I can tell you exactly how it's done. Cold reading is a series of questions and statements that mine you for information, without you even knowing it. First, the medium lists common names to guess at a match. And they start with just the initial so that you fill in the blank. Oh. Yeah. I know tons of people with J names. And lots of them are dead. Mediums then offer details which sound specific but are actually quite generic. Chest pains could be lung cancer, heart disease, or really anything. No, no, I sensed that he died because of something in the chest. Or the head. Uh-huh? Definitely somewhere in the body. Finally, she offered a question phrased like a statement to make you do the work and make a connection. Honey, sugar, the book. It was real, right? Actually, no. Grandpa hated books. Now that I'm thinking of it, I was thinking of his TV Guide. By using questions that could apply to anyone and judging your body language to see how you respond, mediums manipulate you into thinking they know things nobody else could know. And since they often work in group settings, if they don't get it right, they just move on to someone else in the room. I mean, how about you, haircut? You know something about a book? No-- somebody here must know something about a book. Ugh! Why did I ever buy this? Well, cold reading often seems supernatural because it's a truly amazing skill. But that's all it is. A really good magic trick. And while there's nothing wrong with a little illusion, it is straight-up unethical to take advantage of other people's grief for your own gain. I've even seen people lose their entire savings because a medium convinced them to hand it over. You scammer! How do you even sleep at night? Okay, calm down. Everyone just take a minute, close your eyes, okay, just imagine smoke or whatever. Poof, I'm gone. It's time for me to go, too. Just kidding. It's an editing trick.
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Length: 5min 50sec (350 seconds)
Published: Fri Nov 10 2017
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Truly ‘Everything’. He even ruined himself on the Joe Rogan podcast. I honestly feel bad for this guy. You can see he has a lot of issues with mental health but tries to play everything off as normal.

👍︎︎ 2 👤︎︎ u/siilentkniight 📅︎︎ May 24 2019 🗫︎ replies
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