NaturalNews uncovers epidemic of fake doctorates and graduate degrees from online diploma mills
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You'll also be amazed at how easy it is to fool most people with a fake degree. People in America today have been brainwashed to believe anything they are told by "authorities." So merely donning the symbols and signs of authority -- such as "Ph.D." -- causes people to unconsciously bow down to your superiority. Hucksters and scam artists exploit this failure to question authority as a key strategy in pulling off their cons.
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How gullible are we? Even the Federal Government is!)
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