charlatan
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These days, however, Mr. Sharpton is much closer to a charlatan than a kingmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
As portrayed in “Death by Lightning,” Guiteau is a rotten-toothed, scheming, big-dreaming, delusional charlatan and possible sociopath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
And that is alarming, because Kennedy is a charlatan who opposes evidence-based medicine and promotes discredited quackery.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
Every few centuries, some charlatan, some crawling, vicious soul, would try to get close to the Glimourie Tree—to steal it, to take it for their own.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Liberal Democrat MP Tom Morrison said the government needs "a proper regulatory framework to make sure these charlatans that are putting out bogus sleep advice on social media... are held to account."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The magician Ricky Jay’s compendium of actual “unique, eccentric and amazing entertainers” offers a parade of con artists, charlatans, escapologists, daredevils, mesmerists, contortionists and sideshow acts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
TikTok, for instance, is awash in medical disinformation, people claiming to be haunted by demons, and charlatans offering psychic readings through the computer.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
The series toes a delicate line, showing why alternative remedies can be so appealing to patients frustrated with traditional medicine, but also illustrating how dangerous charlatans are willing to exploit that desperation for personal gain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
"No, Brother, we have to make such decisions ourselves. Even if we must sometimes appear as charlatans."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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