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Shawn Bolz and false prophets: 4 ways data harvesting has been used (part 1)

By Trinity Foundation
Televangelist Peter Popoff.
Televangelist Peter Popoff. | Screenshot: Facebook/Peter Popoff Ministries

1. Peter Popoff

In 1986, James Randi, the famous magician and co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" to expose televangelist Peter Popoff’s fake faith healings.

During his events, Popoff would surprise attendees by telling them their address, which was previously obtained from prayer request cards filled out at the venue.

A technician working with Randi used a radio scanner during one such Popoff healing crusade to obtain evidence that Elizabeth Popoff, Peter’s wife, was feeding him information through a wireless earpiece.

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