Investigative journalist · Anthropologist · NYT bestselling author
Exposing the liars, cheats and charlatans of the Griftoverse
Wellness gurus, billionaire prophets, miracle cures and the people who profit from them. New investigations every week on YouTube and in my newsletter, Scott Carney Investigates.
Scott Carney Investigates
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- I Placed an Ancient Irish Curse on Peter ThielHe's never going to stop itching
- What's on my Bookshelf?Every book in the background of my videos
- Are Voting Machines Switching Votes?Examining the evidence
- The Case for Black Market PeptidesAnd the so-called "black market" for them
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Full archive →The Rise and Fall of the Wim Hof Empire
The drownings linked to the Wim Hof Method, and the lawsuit that could end it in America.
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Playboy · Cults · Magazines
Death and Madness at Diamond Mountain
The story that became The Enlightenment Trap.
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WIRED · India · Magazines
The Godfather of Bangalore
From the magazine archive.
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Wellness scams
The True Story Behind FasciaBlaster
Ashley Black's $175 million anti-cellulite scam.
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Health influencers
Andrew Huberman Is Lying to You
Where the series on the world's biggest health podcaster began.
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Journalism
How Kill Fees Ruin Writers
…hurt magazines, and destroy journalism.
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What Doesn't Kill Us
DreamIn the press
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Who is Scott Carney?
Scott Carney is an investigative journalist, anthropologist, and New York Times bestselling author based in Denver, Colorado. He has written six books and reports on wellness fraud, cults, and health misinformation on YouTube and in his newsletter, Scott Carney Investigates.
What is the Griftoverse?
The Griftoverse is Scott's term for the interconnected world of wellness gurus, health influencers and self-help entrepreneurs he says profit from pseudoscience and unverified claims. His videos and newsletter investigate specific figures and products within it.
What books has Scott Carney written?
Six so far: What Doesn't Kill Us (a New York Times bestseller), The Enlightenment Trap, The Wedge, The Vortex (with Jason Miklian), Dream, and The Red Market.