234:, Jason was able to demonstrate that Popoff's wife, Elizabeth, was using a radio transmitter to broadcast information that she and her aides had culled from prayer request cards filled out by audience members. Popoff received the transmissions via a receiver and earpiece he was wearing and repeated the information to astonished audience members. Jason produced video segments interspersing the intercepted radio transmissions with Popoff's "miraculous" pronouncements.
281:, and there's some times that it works freely, and then there are other times when the Spirit's just not there." He went on to say that "on the days it didn't show, you still had to pay for the auditorium, so you needed to help the Holy Spirit along." Skelton claimed that he had seen miracles; for instance, a believer whose short leg grew six inches to match the length of his normal leg.
183:, and other important maintenance medications. Popoff would also "command" supplicants in wheelchairs to "rise and break free". They would stand and walk without assistance, to the joyous cheers of the faithful. Critics later documented that the recipients of these dramatic "cures" were fully ambulatory people who had been seated in wheelchairs by Popoff's assistants prior to broadcasts.
412:(which might include "divine money transfers directly into your account"), if they slept with the water for one night before drinking it, then prayed over the empty bottle and sent it back to Popoff—with a donation. A deluge of solicitation letters and token enclosures would follow, requesting more donations in exchange for miracles. Popoff also started referring to himself as a
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Popoff's father preached at revival meetings throughout the United States. Beginning in 1960, Popoff also began making appearances as a preacher. Billed as "The
Miracle Boy Evangelist" in print advertisements, the ads also claimed he was born in a West Berlin bomb shelter, and had been rescued from a
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He went bankrupt the next year, but made a comeback in the late 1990s. Beginning in the mid-2000s, Popoff bought TV time to promote "Miracle Spring Water" on late-night infomercials, and referred to himself as a prophet. "Miracle Spring Water" promotions are still running on TV channels in the United
171:. He then began his television ministry that, by the early 1980s, was being broadcast nationally. His miraculous "curing" of chronic and incurable medical conditions became a central attraction of his sermons. Popoff would tell attendees suffering from a variety of illnesses to "break free of the
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Detroit in 1984. Randi and Shaw recorded Elizabeth describing a woman to Popoff as "that big nigger in the back", and warning him, "Keep your hands off those tits ... I'm watching you." At another session, Elizabeth and her aides were heard laughing uncontrollably at the physical
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documented Popoff's latest promises of "fabulous extreme fortune" and "miracles" in exchange for donations to his organization. At a recent London gathering, GTS filmed Popoff "healing" a woman supposedly "wracked with pain", though
Marshall and a colleague had previously seen her—in no obvious
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Popoff was collecting almost $ 4 million per year in the late 1980s, according to Randi. In 2003, his ministry received over $ 9.6 million, and in 2005, over $ 23 million. In that year, he and his wife were paid a combined salary of nearly $ 1 million, while two of his children received over $
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of "... an actress to impersonate Mrs. Popoff on a doctored videotape". Eventually Popoff admitted the existence of the radio device, but claimed that
Elizabeth only "occasionally" gave him "the name of a person who needs special prayers". He added that "almost everybody" knew about the radio
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for using a concealed earpiece to receive radio messages from his wife, who gave him the names, addresses, and ailments of audience members during Popoff-led religious services. Popoff falsely claimed God revealed this information to him so that Popoff could cure them through faith healing.
441:-based ministry, with Reeford using the name Pastor Lee Sherrell. Like Popoff, they used the offer of a religious trinket (a free prayer cloth) to compile an address list. Once a follower requested the prayer cloth and input his or her address, letters asking for money were dispatched.
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who uses information fed to him via a hidden earpiece to persuade the audience at his shows that he is receiving personal details psychically. The script includes
Elizabeth Popoff's infamous line, "Hello Petey, can you hear me? If you can't, you're in trouble", almost verbatim.
367:). Animals and humans drinking from the spring were purportedly spared radiation sickness. Responders to the ad received a small wooden cross bearing the inscription "Jerusalem" and a solicitation for donations, followed by numerous additional solicitation letters.
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depict him "healing the sick" in a manner identical to his methods prior to James Randi's exposé. Victims were interviewed, including a married couple who charged that Popoff had taken "thousands of dollars" from them. Popoff refused to comment.
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issued strong warnings to broadcasters for transmitting Popoff's material, which the regulator felt promoted his products "in such a way as to target potential susceptible and vulnerable viewers". These programs included offers of free "Miracle
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Zealand. Respondents were promised miraculous protection from disease and disability, along with
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180,000 each. Financial data is not available for Popoff's ministry since 2005 because Peter Popoff
Ministries changed from a for-profit business to a religious organization in 2006, making it tax-exempt. Popoff purchased a home in
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communication system. Although donations had exceeded over half a million dollars monthly, his ministry's viewer ratings and donations declined significantly after the Carson airing, and in
September 1987 he declared
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At the height of his popularity in the 1980s, Popoff would accurately announce home addresses and specific illnesses of audience members during his "healing sermons", a feat that he implied was due to divine
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called Word for the World, which operated out of a storefront. Now classified as a church, Popoff's corporation no longer had to report annual income or salary to the IRS. When a reporter from
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was inspired by Popoff's fraudulent ministry, and demonstrated a number of the techniques Popoff and other televangelist scammers use to create the illusion of divine intervention. A 2012
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Skelton, a former organist of Popoff from 1965 to 1990, and for Peter's father before that, said: "When you're praying for the sick, it's through the
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is his profession," Randi explained to reporter Matt
Meaghan. "That's what he does best. He's very good at it, and naturally he's going to go back to it." In May 2007,
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attempted to visit this church on a Sunday morning in late 2016, he found a deserted parking lot in an industrial park with no church sign visible on the outside.
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groups distributed pamphlets explaining how Popoff's feats could be accomplished without any sort of divine intervention. Popoff branded his critics "tools of the
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States and Canada in 2024. The promotions depict individual testimonials regarding their own financial gains, attributing the “miracle” to Popoff’s spring water.
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focused on Popoff's comeback and explored the lives of a few people who felt cheated. Various other media outlets have run similar stories. In July 2008, a
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reported that Popoff was making a comeback, seeking to jump-start his ministry by repackaging himself for an African American audience, buying time on the
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255:. Popoff initially denied Randi's accusations and accused
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951:Dart, John, Los Angeles Times (May 31, 1986).
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900:Wilcox, Bruce G.; Yang, Henry T. (Foreword).
615:. Publisher: People United For Christ (1989)
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1561:"Miracle Water: Ripoff or For Real Part II"
1455:"Secrets of the Psychics. Program Overview"
828:. October 27, 1982. p. 8D – via
2017:"430 Long Canyon Road, Bradbury, CA 91010"
1389:James Randi on Peter Popoff and Skepticism
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853:. San Francisco, CA: Alternet Media, Inc
796:Maag, Christopher (September 22, 2011).
754:"Peter Popoff, the Born-Again Scoundrel"
1847:"Peter Popoff's 'Miracle Spring Water'"
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158:University of California, Santa Barbara
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574:. Faith Messenger Publications (1981)
297:Black Entertainment Television network
207:and "God-given ability". In 1986, the
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1709:"Broadcast Bulletin Issue number 117"
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816:"Evangelist Sends Gospel In Balloons"
717:Penman, Andrew (September 23, 2015).
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1791:"Peter Popoff Worldwide TV Schedule"
1715:. September 15, 2008. Archived from
1176:"Tv Charities: Let The Giver Beware"
1740:"The 5 Worst Promoters of Nonsense"
1677:Bellaart, Darrell (July 21, 2007).
1651:"Abracadabra! The fraud is exposed"
1509:. February 27, 2007. Archived from
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316:segment reported that Popoff's new
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1570:. November 5, 2007. Archived from
1453:Nova Teachers (October 19, 1993).
1331:"Are You Ready For a Miracle? How
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1227:"Peter Popoff – Scamming us again"
641:God Has Promised You Divine Wealth
372:James Randi Educational Foundation
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1137:University of Colorado at Boulder
843:Henderson, Alex (June 10, 2021).
2327:People from Bradbury, California
1649:Sedensky, Matt (July 21, 2007).
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370:Popoff was designated by the
365:1986 nuclear reactor disaster
2173:University Press of Kentucky
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911:. p. 25. Archived from
198:Investigation by James Randi
131:. He was exposed in 1986 by
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2140:Smith, Jonathan C. (2010).
2041:Avila, Jim (May 11, 2007).
1900:University of Chicago Press
1532:Avila, Jim (May 11, 2007).
537:Tony Award for Best Musical
156:before transferring to the
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1157:Science and the Paranormal
1133:Science and the Paranormal
651:Guaranteed Answered Prayer
572:3 Steps to Answered Prayer
1955:"Secrets of the Psychics"
1892:Frohock, Fred M. (2000).
2209:More of Popoff's Secrets
1043:"Hear Dr. George Popoff"
1016:"Hear Dr. George Popoff"
646:God's Abundant Blessings
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1795:Peter Popoff Ministries
1365:Oxford University Press
1231:Canadian Quackery Watch
1021:Wilmington Morning News
599:Demons At Your Doorstep
559:Mysteries at the Museum
272:Secrets of the Psychics
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2302:Prosperity theologians
2272:American faith healers
1501:"A Profitable Prophet"
432:Better Business Bureau
82:Elizabeth A. Armstrong
2257:American Charismatics
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2148:John Wiley & Sons
1738:Randi, James (2011).
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1276:Philadelphia Inquirer
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1091:Randi, James (1989).
421:Farmers Branch, Texas
401:Good Thinking Society
299:. Popoff, along with
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144:Early life and career
2043:"Selling Salvation?"
1991:"Selling Salvation?"
1963:. October 19, 1993.
1851:Truth In Advertising
1689:on November 10, 2012
1594:"Prophet or profit?"
1534:"Selling Salvation?"
1001:NewspaperArchive.com
918:on February 11, 2013
824:. Wilkes-Barre, PA.
475:Bradbury, California
410:financial prosperity
2262:American fraudsters
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1474:The Washington Post
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1151:Seckel, Al (1987).
1127:Seckel, Al (1987).
656:Prosperity Thinking
395:In September 2015,
292:The Washington Post
148:Popoff was born in
113:Peter George Popoff
35:Peter George Popoff
2342:Water and religion
2312:Religious scandals
2199:– Official website
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627:Forecasts for 1987
489:In popular culture
450:Trinity Foundation
169:Upland, California
2150:. pp. 289–.
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1241:on March 4, 2016.
1181:Los Angeles Times
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1094:The Faith Healers
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505:Spiritual Healing
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