Knowledge is Power

Americans lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024. From AI deepfakes to tariff loopholes, the modern fraud economy is growing faster than governments can regulate it.

Social media promised connection but delivered commercialization. As feeds fill with ads and AI posts, users retreat to private spaces. What does the post-social era look like?

Bad ideas spread faster than truth in the algorithm age. Get Grifters unpacks why emotional design, outrage economics, and belief-as-brand keep scams alive and how good journalism can finally compete.

Scammers do not win on facts. They win on feelings. This deep dive explains how hope, fear, tribe, and design patterns bypass logic in the influencer economy, and it gives you a field test that protects your money and attention before you buy or share.