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He was exposed in 1986 by James Randi 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.
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- Peter George Popoff, July 2, 1946 (age 77), Occupied Berlin
- 1977–present
- Televangelist
Oct 22, 2020 · In 1980s Randi also famously exposed so-called faith healer Peter Popoff, showing that the televangelist was secretly using a radio earpiece to receive specific information about members of the congregation and their illnesses which he then claimed was revealed to him by God.
Mar 20, 2007 · When he was on the air, his wife read these prayer cards to him over a hidden earpiece, which allowed Popoff to appear like he had remarkable psychic insight into random audience members.
Besides the name and ailment, Popoff now gave the person's address and other significant facts. I realized that he could be receiving his "secret knowledge" through a radio transmitter. I later learned that Randi got the same idea at the same time. When Popoff got near me, I noticed that he appeared to be wearing a molded hearing-aid insert.
Aug 16, 2021 · Using a radio scanner, the team discovered that Popoff was getting information from wife Liz through an earpiece. Liz was getting her information from planted audience members who struck up...
Mar 18, 2015 · Randi went public after an investigation — again Johnny Carson acts as the benign enabler of Randi’s work — to show how Popoff’s wife was feeding him information through an earpiece.
