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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

I'm Sick Of All These Fake People - 1285

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Let me know if this is a topic you want me to cover on my YouTube.

There's a reason some people seem to be everywhere… every podcast, every YouTube channel, every feed. And it's not what you think.

This episode pulls back the curtain on how fake authority is being manufactured right now… and why even smart, credible people are falling for it.

I'm sharing:

  • The exact red flags that instantly tell me someone's numbers are fake
  • How people are buying followers, engagement, and even podcast rankings
  • Why "blue checks" and big-name collaborations don't mean what they used to
  • The rise of AI-generated experts… and why this is getting dangerous fast
  • What to look for so you don't get misled, manipulated, or sold something based on total BS

This isn't about one person.

It's a pattern.

And once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

There's someone. This person has been on just about every pop top podcast, YouTube channel,

0:09.1

other people's Instagrams. They're a very well-known. Actually, I shouldn't say that. I don't know

0:15.8

how well-known they are. I don't know how many actual followers they have, but I can say they're probably well known

0:22.3

because they've made the rounds. They have scammed enough people into believing that they have

0:29.7

authority, including people who actually do have authority and actually do have credibility,

0:36.2

but they've done so by lying and scamming and frauding

0:42.0

people, in my opinion. And this person sent me a DM asking if I would have them on my show.

0:50.0

I went through my DMs and realized, oh, we have exchanged a few DMs over the last seven years.

0:57.0

That's kind of a long time that they've been on my radar.

1:00.8

But I've always found something about their social to feel inauthentic.

1:06.6

So as I started looking further, I started looking at their Instagram.

1:10.3

And I'm not going to name this person.

1:12.3

I'll explain why in a few minutes, but they have been on lots of big shows, credible hosts, people you trust.

1:19.7

And when they reached out to me and I started looking at it, I realized exactly what was going on with their social.

1:26.5

So I just ignored it.

1:28.0

I ignored it not because I have concrete proof,

1:32.4

but because I know how this works and I have common sense.

1:36.9

And I knew where it was off.

1:40.0

I knew that it was fake.

1:41.0

I knew that it was phony.

1:42.4

And if I'm being honest,

1:43.8

I guess the reason why

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