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Why is the New York Times glorifying the career of lifelong charlatan Uri Geller?
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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Geller was less a fraud than a very dedicated character actor that only did one role.
He made money off of people who believed he had abilities he did not have. That is fraud.