The Fraudulence of “Fake It Till You Make It”
by Robert L. FitzPatrick I was quoted and a link to my book, False Profits, was included in a recent article in the Washington Post that probed the aphorism, “Fake It Till You Make It”, which now pervades our culture as a recommended strategy for...What’s Driving and Pulling Millions into MLM, despite the Known Facts?
by Robert L. FitzPatrick For many years, I addressed questions about why so many people, especially younger people, fall into MLM with a simple answer: deception. MLM is a utopian, almost irresistible proposition, a fraud, deviously disguised as a legitimate...Upcoming New Book Addresses Most Basic Question of All: Is MLM Direct Selling?
Each year, more than 20 million Americans get recruited into multi-level marketing (MLM) to be “direct sellers” of soaps and supplements, leggings and lotions, cosmetics and crypto, among other things. Few ask the first question: “Is MLM really direct selling?” If...Activists Ask: How to Comment on FTC’s “Earnings Rule” without Treating MLM as “Legitimate”?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will consider a new “earnings rule” to restrict false or misleading “earning claims” by companies, including multi-level marketing. It is asking consumers to send comments. This is good, yes? Well, better than...FREE REPORT
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