- [Narrator] You and me,
we work hard for our money. So, when I find out companies lie to us to line their fat pockets
with our hard-earned cash, it makes me wanna burn
down my local Walmart. We're trying our best out here, and they're milking us
for every cent they can. Don't believe me? Well, I've rounded up some
of the cheapest skimpers and outright fraudsters to convince you. It's time for these
weaselly corporate scumbags to learn a lesson as we
take a look at products that lied straight to our faces. (light suspenseful music) - Whoa. (being dings) - [Narrator] Whopping lie. "Ah! Monsieur! "Madame! "Bienvenue. Welcome to my restaurant. "Suivez-moi. "Today's special is de ham-azed hamburger. "Two succulent, flame-grilled
patties of le finest beef." (record scratches) "Right, here's your burger! "Now, shut up and eat it!" Jeez. No one would accept that kind of treatment in a nice restaurant, right? So, why is it that whenever you go into your favorite fast-food joint and the food comes out
looking like roadkill slapped between two ashtrays,
we don't question it? Well, some people actually do. Burger King customers filed
a class action lawsuit in September 2023 against the chain for making the in-store
images of the Whopper look more whopping than
they are in real life. They allege that the big
BK has used in-store images that portray the burgers as 35% larger with twice the amount of meat than the pitiful patties
they really serve. And the plaintiffs are
seeking a (clears throat) whopping $5 million in damages. Yoinks! The Burger King's royal court protested because apparently expecting every burger to look like it does in the ads is setting "unrealistic standards." Uh, my liege, that sounds
like a "you" problem. They're your frickin' photos, ya dummy. But His Hamburger Highness
isn't the only one with their head on the
proverbial chopping block. McDonald's, Wendy's, and Taco
Bell were all also the targets of similar lawsuits filed in New York. The most brazen case of all though has to be Buffalo Wild Wings. They got sued in Chicago
for allegedly serving boneless chicken wings that
weren't deboned chicken wings. They were just throwing any
old bit of chicken in there. In fact, the last 12 years, the number of these class action lawsuits brought against food
and beverage companies has spiked a mind-blowing 375%. Holy smokes! If I were Dunkin' Donuts,
I'd be watching my back. Look at the difference between the picture of their breakfast taco
and the real thing. That's disgraceful. And it's not just their tacos
that are light on filling. This jelly donut is missing
a pretty crucial component. Where's the jelly? Who wants to sink their teeth
into some dry-ass donut? Man, getting dunked on by
Dunkin' has gotta hurt. What do you think? Are you "Vive la revolution"
against big burger, or should we just get what we're given? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. (cell phone keyboard tapping) 'Murican made. Ain't nothing I love more
than being an American. We've got the best food, best sports, in fact, anything made in America is a surefire sign of quality. (record scratches) However, can you be sure
that things that say "made in America" were actually,
you know, made in America? Excuse me? Yep, some manipulative marketers have been tugging on the
heartstrings of our national pride while lying about where
their products are made. Sandpiper, or PiperGear USA, makes military-themed
backpacks and other goods. Boy, I love our troops,
and I love backpacks. Sounds perfect. Except they just wrote "American
made" on all their labels when their products were
actually cheap imports from Mexico or China. Oof! And they're not the only ones. Mattress company Nectar Sleep
falsely claimed their products were assembled in the US to give themselves a home
turf edge in a crowded market. All of their products are
actually made in China. But the most audacious liar
has gotta be Patriot Puck. They touted themselves as
the all-American alternative to imported hockey pucks. They even draped their
products in the American flag to hammer it home. Except they weren't
even remotely American. They were cheaply manufactured imports from, you guessed it, China. See, there ain't nothing wrong with being proud of where you're from, just don't be a dingus
and fall for every sucker selling you cheap crap
with the flag on it. Preposterous packaging. Some companies out there
are always looking for ways to make it look like you're
getting more bang for your buck when they're actually giving you less. The other day, I was picking
up detergent from the store, but when I got it home, I noticed that something about the bottle seemed a little dodgy. Sure, from the outside, you'd assume this was just a
standard bottle of detergent, however, when you peel away the label, the middle section is completely
hollow, like a big donut. Ooh, that's sneaky! And this isn't just happening
to the products you use to keep your clothes fresh,
but your face fresh too. This moisturizer box makes it out like you're getting a giant jar, but that couldn't be
further from the truth. Yep, most of the space in
the box is, well, space. Man, I'm so pumped I paid
$45 for a box of air. Whoo! Still, I don't think
it's the worst empty box I've ever seen. This cheese and crackers gift
set looks like a great present until you realize you only get
two tiny slivers of cheese. Huh? But they look like full blocks. The way I eat cheese that's not even enough for two crackers. Way to accidentally
make yourself look like the stingiest gift giver going. "What are thoooooose?" Every time I look in the mirror, I feel I've got a little
pudgier around the middle. But the older I get, the harder
it is to shift those pounds. Conniving shoe companies know this and make stuff up about their products to get you to buy them. Take Skechers. You might recognize
them as those ugly shoes your auntie started wearing
after throwing her back out. But around 2012, Skechers marketed their Shape Up range of shoes by saying they could
help people lose weight, as well as strengthen
and tone their buttocks. So, if you could muscle
looking like a horror show below the ankle,
everything above the ankle would look slimmer and more defined. Neat. And they even got that proved by a professional chiropractor,
who recommended the product based on his independent studies. All right, what's the problem then? Well, they forgot to mention
that the chiropractor was married to a Skechers
marketing executive and that he was paid to conduct the study. (gasps) What? And that's not all. They even paid him to run biased tests to make the shoes look good. There was no conclusive
proof that Skechers Shape Ups had any influence on weight loss at all. It was all a total lie. When it was all uncovered, Skechers got slapped with
a massive $40 million fine for their deceptive and
manipulative marketing strategy. Yikes! Serves them right. Now, get these dusty-looking
orthopedic 900s outta my face! Disgusting! Phone fabrication. (sighs) I miss the good old days when my headphones plugged
directly into my iPhone. But with all the changes Apple has made to their flagship device, they say there just isn't space. Or is there? See, since the release of
the American iPhone 14 model, Apple has been relying
exclusively on digital eSIMs, which don't take up as much space. This is only the case for the US models, anything outside the US still
has the regular SIM tray. But the US models decided
to fill that newfound space with a small piece of plastic. (scoffs) You're kidding? So, I've got to spend my hard-earned money on a special adapter
just to listen to music on my $1,000 phone, meanwhile, Apple plugs the
space with useless plastic? Ridiculous! Okay, so it's not totally useless. It helps to keep the screen in place and stops the phone from getting
damaged if it gets dropped. But with how notoriously
flimsy these things are, do you think a tiny plastic buffer is going to stop my screen
from getting annihilated? No chance. This is the final straw! I've had it with you, Apple! That's it, I'm gonna switch to An... Whoa, let's not make any rash decisions. Blood price. I'm a squeamish little nelly. Anything involving needles
(gags) and I'm out. I feel woozy already. (winces) However, one ingenious inventor
found a revolutionary way to conduct blood tests from
the comfort of your own home without the need for
any long, yucky needles. It's called the Edison, and it's developed by a
company called Theranos. Rather than using a full-on needle, you only need to give your
finger a tiny little prick. Then, the box-like bit of
kit will analyze the blood, performing a test called an immunoassay which looks for antibodies or antigens. From analyzing these tiny particles, the Edison could theoretically
measure drug levels and hormone levels, and even
detect early cancer markers. Wow, that sounds amazing. So, when does it roll out? Well, it won't. See, despite making all
of these audacious claims about how incredible and
revolutionary the technology was, that's all they were, claims. It never actually worked. Right. Still, by selling these falsehoods, Theranos founder Elizabeth
Holmes grew the company to an outrageous $10 billion valuation, even though she had
absolutely nothing to sell. Damn. Indeed, she went around
lying to investors for years until, finally, in 2015, she
got caught up in her own web. And if you scam rich folk, they'll throw everything they can at you to see you punished. In 2023, Holmes was
sentenced to a whopping 11 years in jail for fraud. Yikes! Now, what Holmes did was
bad, but I don't really care. The people she scammed could afford it, and they could also afford
to throw the book at her too. Part of me feels she's been punished more because of who she did it
to, rather than what she did. What do you think? Let me know in the comments. Bocce job. I know they say a good workman
never blames his tools. But if you're playing high-level sports, you kinda need the best tools
to achieve peak performance. Unfortunately, some companies
seemingly go out of their way to ensure you don't get them. Take what happened to one
group of bocce players. So you know, bocce is a
variation of boules, bowls, or petanque where players take
turns rolling a bocce ball towards a white ball, and
the closest player wins. Pharaoh! Scintillating stuff. Bocce balls can be made of all sorts: Metal, wood, baked clay, and even plastic. But when some bocce players accidentally cracked one of their balls, they were shocked to find this inside. Huh? Are those billiard balls? How'd they end up there? Well, if I had to guess, I'd say this time it actually
isn't a malicious act. Whatever made these bocce balls probably also made billiard balls. Perhaps there was an issue
with the billiard balls, and to save on money, they've just stuffed them
inside the bocce balls. Still, it's got me thinking,
can we trust any balls? I've never cracked open a baseball or a cricket ball to see what's inside. How do I know they're not full
of chip bags and Sharpies? Trust nobody. Automobile atrocity. I love driving my car just
as much as the next person. However, we all need to
come to terms with the fact driving around all the time
isn't good for the environment. But what if I told you that
the folks over at Volkswagen had cleverly engineered a way to lower the harmful fuel
emissions from your car, would you believe me? No? Well, you shouldn't. Because they're responsible
for one of the most notorious business fraud
cases in recent years. Basically, all cars need
to undergo emission tests to make sure they don't
produce more emissions than the lawful limit. With this in mind, Volkswagen
installed illegal software on more than 1/2 a
million cars in the U.S. and over 10 1/2 million more worldwide. This software helped their diesel cars deceptively pass emissions tests by detecting specific inputs
like steering and throttle use and switching over to a special test mode that was compliant with
emissions regulations. But under normal driving conditions, the car switched back
into its standard mode, increasing mileage, power, and
ultimately, fuel consumption. In this mode, these cars were emitting huge levels of nitrogen oxide, which is heavily linked to lung cancer. I'm talking a whopping 40 times
higher than federal limits. Sheesh! So, while customers were happy their cars were getting higher miles per gallon, they were unknowingly
releasing toxic gasses into their communities. Holy smokes! In response, Volkswagen was slapped with a litany of lawsuits
that have cost them more than a staggering $30 billion in legal fees alone. Jeepers, that's some guap. Still, serves them right. Volkswagen jeopardized
the health of the planet and its customer base
for the sake of profits. I've got no pity. Tidy-up trickery. I can't concentrate if my desk is messy. I'm a busy little boy with video scripts coming out of my wazoo.
(raspberry blows) I go through more crayons
than your average Joe, and I need somewhere to keep them all. So, when I saw this spacious
stationary organizer, I just knew I had to cop it. Just look at this thing, it's stunning. There's room for all of my stuff: My phone, and even a special
draw for all my rated-R videos too hot for the Tube. Perfect. Only, when I ordered it,
all was not as it seemed. Whoever took the promo
pics of this desk tidy was a crafty little sausage
with some of the items. That's not a real phone. This is. Huh? That's right, they've
played with perspective and editing to make this
desk tidy look much bigger than it is. But you'd only really notice
if you looked at it closely. If you compare the size of the phone to some of the other items in the shot it starts to pick itself apart. Who has giant pens or giant glue sticks? (sighs) It seems as though my hunt for the perfect organization
station goes on. I don't be-leaf it. Look, I know some vegans
can be preachy and annoying, but most are good people simply trying to do what
they think is right. Sadly, for vegans in the UK,
that might not be so easy. That's because a 2023 study
found that roughly a 1/3 of all products in UK grocery
stores marked as vegan aren't vegan at all. What? Mm-hmm. See, because no legal definition for the word "vegan" exists, companies have been getting
away with sneaking milk, eggs, or other animal-derived products into their vegan-marketed products. By marketing these goods as "plant-based," it doesn't matter what's in them. Take our favorite royal
establishment, Burger King. Wow! Again? Heavy is the head that
wears a hollow crown. When they introduced the Rebel Whopper, a plant-based alternative
to their flagship burger, they made the patty plant-based, sure. However, the mayonnaise
they added to the burger was made from eggs, and they cooked the patty on
the same grill as the meat one. See, this is my problem. I love gobbling glizzies
as much as the next guy, but not everybody does. I think any company that pretends to care about the things you care about just so they can take your money doesn't deserve your custom. False start. Anyone who's had a baby will know what a terrifying experience it is. And afterwards, every
young parent you know suddenly comes out of the woodwork to tell you you're doing something wrong. Listen, Jennifer. Your kid eats glue. Keep your advice. Well, baby formula manufacturer Gerber found a way to get through to new parents by advertising their product
as allergy-resistant. Gerber claimed that infants with a history of family allergies who drank Gerber Good Start had a reduced risk of
developing those same allergies. Whoa! That's awesome! Yeah, except it's not even remotely true. When Gerber was asked to
substantiate their claims about this miraculous
generational healing powder, they couldn't muster up a
single shred of evidence. At best, they started babbling on about how it was partially made with hydrolyzed whey proteins, and that was their secret
formula to sneezeless success. But that was all
goo-goo-ga-ga baby talk, too. There's no proof that anything Gerber said has any relation to whether
your kid gets sick or not. And if you are a new
parent, I know it's scary, but try and panic less. My mom dropped me on my
head a bunch of times, and I turned out to be a successful, albeit totally bodyless,
YouTube personality. (camera shutters whirring) Sweetest smile. Nowadays, it feels like
it's more and more common to see food shaped like faces. It's gotta be one of the
oldest tricks in the book. If you make a little treat
look cute and inviting, people are going to want to try it. Just make sure whatever
it is you're making, you know, matches the packaging. Candy manufacturer Ricolino
apparently didn't get the memo. They sell emoji lollipops, and
I've gotta hand it to them, the packaging sure is eye-catching. Only, upon opening it and expecting to see this
beautiful beaming face, excited kids instead found
one very stern señor. What's wrong, amigo? "You don't know what it's like to be me. "Every day I wake in darkness, "twisted and deformed by
this factory we call life. "All of my peers silently
suffer the same cruel fate. "Sick of being promised love "but being fixed in this
permanent state of despair, "or worse, fear. "This is never what I dreamt of. "I wanted to smell flowers. "I wanted to teach orphans
to read classic literature. "Instead, I'm trapped here
in this plastic prison "you call packaging, waiting
for the day I see daylight. "And when I finally do, "I know all I'll really
see is disappointment." Whoa! What in the anime villain origin
story is up with that guy? Honestly, Ricolino, sort it out. Eating one of these would
seriously bum me out. Honest Drive-thru. (car engine whirring) - Welcome to Honest Drive-thru, where we serve all your
fast-food favorites, with some extra honesty
sprinkled in for free. What can I get for you today? One Starbucks Pumpkin
Spiced Latte, gotcha. Oh, just so you know,
back in 2015, it came out that there's not a single speck of pumpkin in the pumpkin-spiced latte. It's also pumped full of a chemical called caramel color class IV, which has possible links to cancer. Sure, the recipe's since been changed, but would you trust anything
Starbucks ever sell again? Okay, you have a terrific day now. (car engine revving) - Welcome to Honest Drive-through. ♪ The things you like to
eat, with honesty for free ♪ How can I be of service to you today? Okay, one Chipotle barbacoa beef bowl with extra meat coming right up. Hey. Did you know that in
2015, Chipotle announced that all their meat and dairy was free of genetic modifications? That's right. Supposedly, no one has been
tampering with the food you eat. Well, they forgot to mention
that their meat and dairy still came from animals fed with genetically modified ingredients, meaning they still get into their system. Right. Their attorneys argued
that no reasonable customer would expect their claims
to be so strictly applied. Hmm, great point. I mean, come on. Why would a customer be annoyed for ordering something from a menu and then not getting what
they asked or paid for? Beats me. Anyway, here's your Chicken Tacos. Enjoy. (car engine revving) - Welcome to Honest Drive-thru. Blah, blah, blah. Everything you eat here sucks. What do you want now? Oh, Taco Bell? Wow. Hmm? Oh, it's nothing, really. Well, okay. There is this one little thing where, in 2011, a lawsuit
filed against Big Bell claimed that their beef was only 35% beef and therefore, couldn't
legally be called "beef." So, Taco Bell sank
millions into this lawsuit to prove that it was actually 88% beef. Wait, 88%? What the heck is the other 12%? Not my problem, my shift's over. Buh-bye now! - [Narrator] I'm just kidding. The beef gets padded
out with filler material like soy protein and wheat, and this list of yummy
chemicals you see on screen now. Mmm, silicon dioxide. And don't even get me started
on autolyzed yeast extract. Anyways... If you've still got a hankering
for 100% pure, grass-fed, no-filler entertainment, then drop a like and subscribe
to my YouTube channel. I've got loads of videos
packed to the brim with the beefiest facts on the block. Mmm. Tastes like success. Now, let's get back to the video. Vitamin D-eceit. I wanna live the longest,
healthiest life I can, so I take all kinds of
vitamins every morning to keep me at my fighting best. But can we really trust that the companies selling these vitamins are being honest about
their supposed benefits? Perhaps not if that company is Bayer. Before 2009, Bayer marketed
their one-a-day multivitamins with the outlandish claim
that the pills protected men from prostate cancer, the
most diagnosed cancer for men. Over 750,000 people bought
Bayer pills believing the claim. Only, it was a big old lie, which they were sued for in 2009. Probably just a mistake though, right? Bayer surely wouldn't be caught lying to their customers again? Only, that's exactly what they did. They were caught lying again over their one-a-day WeightSmart drugs. According to Bayer, their product
increases your metabolism, prevents weight gain, and
promotes weight maintenance. But again, it was nonsense. The pills did none of that stuff. If you want to take
multivitamins for your health, then, go ahead, but I'd suggest you "Bayer"
meds from someone else. Un-full-filling. One of my worst traits is I'm
unbearable when I'm hangry. (stomach gurgling) If I don't get a lil' sammy, I'm a terror. The problem is, I've learned
you can't always trust what you pick up at the store. Often, companies will
make their sandwiches look chock-full in the packaging, but as soon as that packaging's removed, you get, well, this. Smoked salmon and crushing disappointment. Sheesh! I know we're overfishing in the oceans, but I didn't know it was this bad. Still, fish for lunch won't make you the most popular person in the office. Maybe stick to something less
environmentally hazardous like ham and cheese. Or in this case, barely
ham and not-quite-cheese. Come on! Where's the filling? Let's face it, American
cheese isn't cheese, and the ham looks like
piggy toenail clippings. (breathes deeply) It's fine. Maybe this little push was all I needed to eat a little healthier. I wouldn't normally go
for a garbanzo bean salad, but due to unforeseen
current circumstances, I... Oh, for the love of... That's it, I'm getting takeout. Watch me sink my sadness into
this delicious-looking burg... What in the name of all
things holy is that? Good job that tomato is there, because otherwise, there's
not a spec of moisture on that thing. I've eaten sand less dry.
(mouth munching) Well, looks like I'm carb-loading today. Hoover holidays. Yikes! I need a break. Nothing beats that vacation feeling, and that's why it became the
backbone of a lucrative offer in the 1990s by vacuum
cleaner company Hoover. In a bid to boost sales, they offered two complimentary
round-trip tickets to the US worth about 600 pounds, that's
over $1,300 in today's money. All customers had to do to qualify was spend £100 on Hoover products. Nice. However, the Hoover holidays promotion didn't exactly pan out
how the company had hoped. Hordes of consumers rushed out and purchased the cheapest
Hoover products they could to qualify for the 100 pound threshold. But the application process
to receive your tickets was so wildly complicated
that it was clear Hoover was doing everything they could to stop customers actually
getting their prizes. First, you had to mail
your product receipts along with a lengthy application form within 14 days of making a purchase. Then Hoover sent another long-winded form which also had to be
completed within 14 days. Only then would Hoover send a voucher giving customers 30 days to
select departure airports, dates, and destinations. However, Hoover had the right to refuse the specific combos selected by customers and make them choose again,
and again, and again. You see where this is going, right? To make matters worse, in all of the commotion,
travel company JSI, who were responsible for
booking the flights, folded. So Hoover doubled down and
made the process even harder before eventually
rug-pulling the entire deal on people who had already bought products. Now, all those customers who'd purchased hundreds
of pounds worth of goods had both lost their return receipts and didn't receive what
they were promised. Damn! The resulting lawsuits cost
Hoover millions of dollars in owed tickets, making them lose their majority
market share in the UK. They never gained it back. Yikes! Let that be a lesson to you all: Never take your customers for granted. Unsustainable statement. Recently, I've been trying to
do my bit to save the planet. I take public transport
and grow my own veg, and I've stopped pouring
hazardous chemicals into public water systems. Hey, it's more than we
can say for some people. The other day, I tried
out a new moisturizer that comes in a fancy paper bottle. I know what you're thinking: Paper, liquid, surely
that's going to disintegrate before you even get it home. Nuh-uh! Some creative genius at the company has found an incredible solution
to all your wet paper woes. They've stuck a plastic bottle
beneath the paper label. (crickets chirping) Wait, so, this is just a plastic bottle with a thick paper label over it to make you think the product
is better for the planet than it actually is? That's pretty scummy. Especially as it says "I'm
paper bottle" on the darn label. After catching heat online,
the manufacturer came forward and said that the term "paper bottle" was to explain the role of the paper label surrounding the bottle. Oh, my bad. Let me guess, it also totally slipped by every single member of your marketing and product development team
that this could be misleading? Shut up, you absolute tools. Fashion forward. This might surprise
you, but I love clothes. Huh, please, this "face" you
see is an elaborate costume. I can never reveal the
horrors I keep beneath. Still, I like to get
dressed up, hit the town, and schmooze the ladies. Recently, I saw this
fabulous floral shirt online, and I thought, "Wait, who do
I know who's got two thumbs "and would look fantastic "in a nice little button-down like that? "This guy." No, not that actual guy. Me. I mean, me. So, I bought it and waited, and every day, I saw my
beloved postman come and go. Minutes became hours, hours became days, and days became the
expected delivery date. Honestly, I'm so impatient. However, when my sartorial
masterpiece finally arrived, it wasn't quite what I was expecting. Take a look yourself and see
if you can tell what's wrong. You've gotta be kidding! They've printed the picture of
the shirt onto another shirt. How could you be so stupid? Who would wear this? I got an idea, I'll give you
a clue, he's got two thumbs. That's right, this guy. No, not me. I mean this actual guy. Look. Looking good, buddy. What a doofus. Number one dad. The older I get, the
more appreciate my pops. No matter what, he's always
there at the end of the phone. And without fail, he gets to
my house in 45 minutes or less. I love you, Papa John. Wait, you thought I meant my actual dad? (scoffs) Please. That bum's about as much
use as a limp breadstick. Which is actually
something my deadbeat dad, and the world's best dad, have in common. I mean come on, Papa J's. What's going on with these? Explain yourself. You make them out to be these
beautiful, golden, delicious, freshly baked touches of heaven. Mmm. And then you're gonna pull up to my yard with a box of witch's toenails. Yuck. I know they're called bread-stick, but if I gave these to three little pigs, they'd try and build a
literal house out of them. Though, they're not the
worst pizzeria-delivered disappointment I've found. Oh, no. That award undoubtedly
goes to this monstrosity from Pizza Express. Yuck! The ad looks great, but the pizza IRL looks vitamin-deficient. Deep dish? More like a deep sense
of dish-appointment. I don't think this thing
has been in the same room as an oven. If I was Chicago, I'd be
lawyering up immediately. Horsin' around. When it comes to a little cheat meal, I have a hard time saying nay. However, in 2013, European
citizens found themselves saying neigh for a
completely different reason. A huge scandal exposed mass corruption across the meat supply industry
when undeclared horse meat was found in a load of
European food products. Huh? Initially, trace amounts of horse DNA was found in frozen burgers and lasagna. This prompted further investigations, which shockingly revealed
as much as 100% of the meat in certain products was horse
meat masquerading as beef. Jeez! And guess which maniacal monarch got caught horsin' around
with their meat supply? That's right, Burger King. Their suppliers were mixing
horse meat with beef, and small amounts were
found in Burger King patties all throughout Europe. Now, health-wise, there's
nothing quote-unquote "wrong" with eating horse. You're not going to get sick from a bowl of Twilight
Sparkle tagliatelle. However, it raised huge questions about traceability along the food chain. If horse meat had snuck
into the production line, who's to say that other
more harmful things couldn't follow suit? And that's exactly what happened. A lot of beef products were found to also contain mislabeled pork. You might eat pork and
think that's not a problem, however many religious communities don't on the grounds of their beliefs. It's a pretty major no-no, and a lack of due diligence
by consumer-facing stores meant that people were
unknowingly committing sins that they weren't consenting to. Yikes. It's virtually impossible
to know how many people unwittingly ate horse meat, and the slew of arrests
of meat supplier CEOs will never make up for
the trust they've broken with their customers. What a load of bull... Uh, I mean, horse manure. Enzyte. It's hard to watch American TV nowadays without seeing some ad
for pills or medications. Seriously, pharma corps are throwing out just about anything. One of those companies, Berkeley, was bringing humongous annual
profits back in the 2000s, mostly off one product called Enzyte. Now, YouTube won't let me tell you what Berkeley said Enzyte did, but let's just say it was a
"male enhancement remedy," okay? You can fill in the blanks yourself. At a buck-50 a pill,
Enzyte was much cheaper than other over-the-counter competitors, and you didn't even have to
leave your couch to buy it. One quick call would have
it delivered to your door. But that's where the problems started. See, Enzyte ran an introductory promotion where your first pack of pills came free providing you paid the postage. So, you could try it out for
a few bucks with no risk. Except it wasn't a few bucks. Once Berkeley had your
credit card information, they'd continuously enroll customers into monthly subscriptions
without their permission. When people would call up to complain, Berkely would apologize, then charge them again the next month. The average customer got
scammed out of about $100, which is bad, sure, but no
one was going hell for broke. But Berkeley founder Steve Warshak was estimated to have walked
away with $100 million. Sheesh! He was found guilty of a bunch
of charges, sent to jail, and forced to forfeit
$500 million in assets. Yowchies! Berkeley was bankrupted. It makes you think, if
you had a good product, why would you scam people? Well, that's the thing. Enzyte wasn't good. It didn't even work. See, Warshak exploited a
loophole by offering Enzyte as an herbal remedy rather
than an actual medication. There were no active compounds in Enzyte, meaning it wasn't subject
to the same regulations as other over-the-counter medications. It's nothing more than
some hocus-pocus concoction of dietary supplements with no
concrete scientific backing. Sure, some people had
anecdotal success using it, but that doesn't take
away from the fact Warshak was selling snake oil
pills as a genuine remedy. No wonder he resorted to
scamming his customers because anyone who bought it would've realized that
it didn't do anything. What a doofus! (light thoughtful music) We've reached the end of the video. Which of those fibbing
fancies riled you up the most? Make sure you leave a comment down below. Until next time, thanks for watching.
