# Charlatans with earpieces making predictions or "reading" things.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlatans-with-earpieces-making-predictions-or-reading-things/782674 "2017-03-21T05:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlatans-with-earpieces-making-predictions-or-reading-things/782674/1 "2017-03-21T05:32:37Z")

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I know I’ve seen at least one or two docs that show how people gather info in various ways and then present them to the "Host"and make it look like the host is divining these facts from nothing.

Google hasn’t helped me at all, with the exception of Benny Hinn. I remember seeing a doc that actually intercepted the radio signals from the helpers to the “Host”.

Anyone have a link to this or at least remember what I’m referencing?

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlatans-with-earpieces-making-predictions-or-reading-things/782674/2 "2017-03-21T05:51:56Z")

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[Peter Popoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Popoff), exposed by the amazing James Randi.