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The truth isn't always profitable on YouTube... Join us as we count down the most infamous cases of content creators who were caught being deceptive on camera! From fake relationships and health claims to fabricated tragedies and lifestyle frauds, these influencers went to shocking lengths for that sweet ad revenue and engagement.
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00:00I never wanted to make a video like this, ever.
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're exploring the most infamous times famous YouTubers were deceptive on camera.
00:08Also, they could bring in that sweet ad revenue from folks watching their content.
00:12It's unbelievable.
00:15Yovana Mendoza.
00:16For years, if you were looking to get tips for living a vegan lifestyle, this was the place to go.
00:20So, I have been following a low-fat, raw vegan lifestyle for a little more than a year,
00:26and I have learned that eating more simply is a lot better for my digestive system.
00:33Under the name Ravonna, Mendoza promoted the benefits of fruits and vegetables as well as staying away from animal products,
00:39all through demonstrating what she consumes day to day.
00:41So, forget about this.
00:45Eat your fruits and veggies, guys.
00:46Well, it turned out that wasn't exactly true.
00:49In 2019, while eating at a restaurant with other influencers, one briefly streamed the others, including Mendoza.
00:54She awkwardly tried to hide the dish in front of her as it contained fish.
00:58With her fans outraged, Mendoza put out an apology video where she explained that while she's lived a raw vegan life for years,
01:04she had to recently incorporate non-vegan foods due to health issues.
01:07I know that so many of you, you trust me, you listen to me, and you probably feel deceived and lied to,
01:15and you're in your whole right to feel that.
01:18Nico Omolana.
01:20Not all YouTuber lies are career-threatening.
01:21If anything, sometimes the person can look better as a result.
01:24In 2022, Omolana released a video where he met with the Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Tom Robb.
01:30First off, Thomas, could you just tell us about the KKK?
01:33When people hear the name KKK, all kinds of images come to their mind.
01:38Traveling to Harrison, Arkansas, Omolana got the white supremacist to take part in the video
01:42after convincing Robb he was representing the BBC.
01:45So could I come to this church?
01:46No.
01:47Okay.
01:47No.
01:47Makes sense.
01:48Yeah.
01:49Yeah.
01:49No.
01:49Fair enough.
01:49However, unknown to the interviewee, it wasn't the UK broadcaster, but a much different acronym.
01:54Like a Bart Simpson practical joke to Mo in The Simpsons, Omolana got robbed to read out names
01:59that sounded very different when spoken aloud, including one that resembled BLM.
02:03And then we got a Bielum?
02:06BL.
02:06BL?
02:07M.
02:07BLM?
02:08Yeah.
02:09So he's the best, I guess.
02:10Shout out BLM.
02:11I'm a shout out to you and then...
02:13So shout out to who?
02:15To BLM?
02:16Yeah.
02:17Liver King.
02:17At one point, you couldn't go on any social media site without being shown Brian Johnson.
02:22He heavily promoted his lifestyle, claiming that if viewers wanted to look like him, they
02:25needed to consume lots of raw animal meat and organs, hence his Liver King moniker.
02:29I believe in the fundamentals, like liver and bone marrow, and a nutrient-dense, nose-to-tail
02:34diet.
02:35Yet despite medical professionals condemning the dangers of the diet, that didn't deter
02:38Johnson.
02:39Neither did the accusations that he was using steroids, which he heavily denied.
02:43We did some dips.
02:44We did some muscle-ups.
02:45We did some toast-to-bars.
02:46We did whatever we wanted to do.
02:48However, that changed in 2022 when leaked emails from Johnson were discovered that showed
02:53he was spending $11,000 per month on steroids, performance-enhancing substances and testosterone.
02:58While Johnson apologized in a video, some furious viewers issued a lawsuit against him for fraud
03:03in 2023, which was later dismissed.
03:06Again, thank you to everyone for the support, the criticism, the love, the hate, and above
03:12all else, the loyalty.
03:15True Crime Case Files
03:16For some, artificial intelligence is a useful tool.
03:19For others, it's a plague on society.
03:21Since the tech has become more accessible, various YouTube channels have popped up that
03:25heavily use AI.
03:25One genre that's been heavily affected is real-life crime.
03:32True Crime Case Files was one such account, yet it made no mention that it was using AI
03:36anywhere.
03:37Richard Angelbert was a 48-year-old man living in Littleton, Colorado.
03:42He was a well-known real estate agent in the community, often seen driving around in his
03:46sleek black BMW with a license plate, sexy realtor.
03:49Problems soon arose when people searched online for articles about cases it covered, only to
03:54find that people mentioned didn't exist beyond the channel's content.
03:57Even local news reporters were contacted about the murders, only to have no knowledge of the
04:01crimes.
04:02With an increase in problematic content and the channel spreading false tales, True Crime
04:05Case Files' YouTube channel was terminated in 2025.
04:08It's a tale of manipulation, deceit, and the devastating consequences of living a double
04:14life.
04:14Ned Fulmer
04:15During their heyday, everyone had a favorite try guy, as each attracted different demographics
04:19towards them.
04:20For Fulmer, he was the wife guy.
04:21I would say that the biggest transformation for me was the kitchen.
04:26Oh my god, yeah.
04:27It was just night and day.
04:28Often talking about and expressing his love for his wife, Ariel, and their kids.
04:32He was the family man for the team.
04:34However, in 2022, the facade was exposed when Fulmer was seen and recorded cheating on his
04:39wife with his employee, producer Alex Herring.
04:41Do we have an endurance round after this?
04:43Yeah.
04:44This vastly inappropriate relationship forced the other Try Guys to remove Fulmer as a
04:48co-owner of the brand, as he was digitally removed from already filming content.
04:52While Fulmer and Ariel seemingly stayed together for a couple of years, upon releasing his
04:56new podcast, it was confirmed that the couple had split in 2025.
04:59People ask me, like, do you forgive Ned for what he did?
05:08And, I mean, the answer is no.
05:11Absolutely not.
05:13Tana Mojo and Jake Paul
05:14In 2019, the social media landscape was treated to another love story, as Mojo and Paul began
05:19dating and made several videos together.
05:21I'm having a breakdown.
05:22Tell it me, sister.
05:23It only honks when you're rich.
05:25Yet their relationship escalated quickly, as two months later, they were engaged.
05:29Then, a month later, with cameras from MTV No Filter, Tana Mojo present, they tied the
05:34knot in Las Vegas, Nevada.
05:35Or did they?
05:36Am I actually moving in?
05:38Or is that just for a video?
05:42Um, I feel like married couples normally live together, right?
05:47Alongside reports that they left the venue separately, it was discovered that Mojo and Paul didn't
05:51have a marriage license in the state, and the officiant wasn't accredited.
05:54Because I think that legally binding yourself to someone takes away the love.
05:58As such, this fanned the rumor flames that the relationship was all a sham.
06:01On her reality show, Mojo admitted the marriage was a lie and it was all for content.
06:05They broke up in 2020.
06:07Logan Paul
06:08In 2016, Paul became a meme when he uploaded a video showcasing his reaction to trying on
06:13special glasses that cured his color blindness.
06:15His over-the-top reaction, especially when looking at a sunset, was a particular highlight.
06:19Dude, I am losing my mind.
06:21Look at this sunset right now.
06:23A year later, he admitted it wasn't true, which he has confirmed several times over the
06:26years, often with giddy excitement.
06:28The gist of it is, I got these glasses and they cured my color blindness.
06:32Well, that was the title and that's what I made it look like.
06:35The influencer-turned-wrestler stated that he pretended because he's a storyteller, which
06:39apparently, truth is not welcome within.
06:41While Paul states that he's colorblind, he admitted that his reactions were exaggerated,
06:45especially when he put on the glasses and saw no change.
06:47He also confirmed that when he claimed his bird was one color, despite it having several
06:51shades on its feathers, he was joking for effect.
06:53I know for a fact, Maverick is not all yellow.
06:57Jordan Cheyenne
06:58Everyone knows that vloggers tend to embellish their lives to make them more interesting to
07:02viewers, but Cheyenne destroyed this suspension of disbelief in the worst way.
07:05In 2021, she accidentally released an unfinished video of herself and her son in the car.
07:10Put your head down here.
07:11They were talking about their puppy getting a serious disease.
07:13However, footage was left in that had Cheyenne coaching her son on how to react to look sadder.
07:18She completely ignored her son's genuine tears over his dog.
07:21Act like you're crying really quick.
07:23I am crying.
07:24As backlash mounted, Cheyenne deleted the video.
07:27She later deleted her channel.
07:28However, in 2025, Cheyenne returned to the platform with a podcast instructing viewers
07:32how to manifest their dreams with her coaching course.
07:35I appreciate you guys.
07:36I'm wishing you an amazing week, and I will see you in the next one.
07:38Bye.
07:39J-Station
07:40In 2020, Jason F.E.A. uploaded a shocking video where he stated that his girlfriend,
07:45Alexia Murano, had passed away in a driving accident.
07:48Last night, we lost Alexia.
07:50However, something was amiss.
07:52As well as people pointing out F.E.A.'s acting was... weird.
07:56He also plugged his second channel and his merch.
07:58Yikes.
07:59As you guys probably know, we had a channel together called Dream Team.
08:03We just hit 300,000 subscribers.
08:06F.E.A. then released additional videos, including one where he attempted to contact Murano with
08:10a Ouija board.
08:11As suspicion intensified, F.E.A. admitted Murano was alive and the hoax was done to bring in views.
08:15However, Murano then broke up with him as an arrest warrant for assault against her was issued
08:19for F.E.A. The duo briefly got back together before splitting up again.
08:23Alexia was never dead at all.
08:27Yet in 2021, F.E.A.'s YouTube channels were terminated for breaching the terms of service.
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08:47Boogie 2988
08:48It's not always the young whippersnappers on YouTube who are being deceptive.
08:52Even the veterans have dabbled.
08:54After releasing content since 2006, Stephen Williams uploaded an emotional video in 2022
08:58where he disclosed he had polycythemia vera, a type of cancer.
09:02Which basically makes your body produce too many red blood cells.
09:07In 2024, while streaming live for the Lol Cow podcast, Destiny accused Williams of lying
09:13about his diagnosis.
09:14You keep saying that your doctor said the word cancer and that we just found out now
09:19he didn't even do that.
09:21During the interaction, Williams admitted that the cancer wasn't confirmed as he was awaiting
09:25additional tests.
09:26As speculation took off, Williams claimed that the doctor told him he had polycythemia vera.
09:31He also apologized for stating he had it publicly before it was confirmed.
09:34As punishment, instead of being fired as a host, Williams seemingly got liar tattooed on
09:39his face during Lol Cow.
09:40People get tattooed on YouTube all the time.
09:44Are there any other times YouTubers lied for views that we missed?
09:47Let us know below.
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