#187 - Historical Christmas SCAMS
Every year, generosity spikes. And every year, scammers count on it.In this episode, we uncover the true history of Christmas scams—from fake charity collectors roaming 19th-century streets, to counte...
17 Dec 20258min
#186 - The History Of Artificial Christmas Trees
🎄 Discover the surprising history of artificial Christmas trees — from 1800s German feather trees to space-age aluminum creations, bottlebrush designs, PVC classics, and today’s smart LED holiday tre...
5 Dec 202513min
#185 - TOP Black Friday Scams 2025
Black Friday isn’t just deals — it’s a minefield. In this FAKD episode, we break down the top 10 scams hitting shoppers every year: fake mega-deal sites, bogus delivery texts, sketchy marketplace list...
20 Nov 202510min
#184 - How Customers SCAM Restaurants (And How Restaurants Combat It)
From fake heart attacks to phony food critics, we’re exposing the most ridiculous ways people have tried to scam restaurants out of paying. Each story is a wild mix of greed, creativity, and chaos — a...
24 Okt 202511min
#183 - McDonald's Monopoly Scam (And How It's Coming Back)
McDonald’s Monopoly is one of the most famous fast-food promotions in history—but did you know it was once at the center of a $24 million scam? In this episode, we dive into the full story: how the ga...
2 Okt 202510min
#182 - How To Combat FAKE Product Narratives ft. CEO Brad Of Joyburst
Welcome back to the show! In today’s episode we’re joined by Brad from Joyburst to dive into a fascinating – and honestly eye-opening – story about how one single TikTok video, built on a false narrat...
29 Sep 202520min
#181 - The Great California Hoax: Drake’s Fake Brass Plate
In 1936, a small brass plate buried in the dirt seemed to solve one of America’s biggest mysteries: where Sir Francis Drake landed on the California coast in 1579. Celebrated as the “holy grail” of Ca...
11 Sep 202512min
#180 - Counterforce Health AI (Featuring Neal Shah)
in this episode we sit down wirh Neal Shah from Counterforce Health AI which is a free tool online that allows individuals to have AI to go to bat for you and increase your chances your insurance clai...
3 Sep 202532min
