The Biggest Frauds In History

  Рет қаралды 252,919

Simple History

Simple History

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер
@Simplehistory
@Simplehistory 4 ай бұрын
This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon: www.patreon.com/simplehistory
@pyeitme508
@pyeitme508 4 ай бұрын
RAD!
@anthonychihuahua
@anthonychihuahua 4 ай бұрын
So, we regular puds who watch you on the "lowlife" KZbin level had nothing to do with it? Ok.
@davidspencer8373
@davidspencer8373 4 ай бұрын
Like video
@kellychuang8373
@kellychuang8373 4 ай бұрын
Or another reason why there's the part of something too good to be true that it probably is and should look out.
@virgilioblanco
@virgilioblanco 4 ай бұрын
No fraud can EVER come close in magnitude like "DEMOCRACY" USA version.
@jburron
@jburron 4 ай бұрын
His trick at the hospital was he would ask an intern for a diagnosis and treatment and then ask another one if they concurred. If they did, he ordered the treatment. The interns loved him as, unlike other bossy and mean supervisors, he listened to them and empowered them.
@leeblack6139
@leeblack6139 3 ай бұрын
My father's father used to tell us grandkids all kinds of stories about his time in the airforce. Speaking for myself, I would go "yeah right ". When he died in 2005, we went to the funeral. I never saw so many gold braids. Bands around cuffs and stars. To say I ate posthumous crow is an understatement.
@JamesChenisKing
@JamesChenisKing 4 ай бұрын
My buddy who was in the military gave me a backpack with camouflage on it because it was just a damn good backpack for traveling and i travel a lot. Anyways after being told “thank you for your service” 2x and me explaining that oh no my friend gave me this and im not in the military i stopped using it because being confused as a military member when im just some civilian was embarrassing enough. I cant imagine trying to purposely pretend to be a military member when you never were.
@korhol2065
@korhol2065 4 ай бұрын
It is that easy, most people don’t usually question the clothes or bags Better to just take the complement anyway
@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 4 ай бұрын
Fraud Election
@tmarcus309
@tmarcus309 4 ай бұрын
There's so many Vet Bro clothing companies that everyone has a cool vet looking shirt, bag or hat. I look for the older guys with the -insert war here- hat and thank them for their service.
@thewizard7780
@thewizard7780 4 ай бұрын
Similar story--I have a USMC shirt cause my dad was in the marines for around...20 or so years. I stopped wearing it as anything but a pajama shirt cause I got embarrassed about being thanked for my service. I am not even close to USMC material, haha.
@gerwaldlindhelm1230
@gerwaldlindhelm1230 4 ай бұрын
The difference in culture is strange to me. In my country no one would ever praise a soldier. They are viewed as worse than the police. They are ridiculed for being dumb and useless. A few years ago a soldier managed to drive out of his base with a car filled with weapons and no one batted an eye. After it became clear he wanted to assasinate the head of state the entire army launched a search party. They knew he was in a certain forest and combed it for a month before giving up. The day the forest reopend for the public, a hunter found him (he found his decomposed body saying it was hard to miss since you could smell it from the main road). Mind you, that is the second time this happened. We have a running joke that you only need two braincells to become a cop, but failing that, you can always join the army. So seeing your culture of army worship is definately weird to witness
@Onora619
@Onora619 4 ай бұрын
Frank Abagnale's son growing up to work for the FBI is amazing.
@felixleong61
@felixleong61 4 ай бұрын
"Ah. You are the son of the guy that made us, the airlines and a lot of big banks look like fools in the 60s and 70s." "Lol I know...I know...."
@Top2BottomGaming
@Top2BottomGaming 4 ай бұрын
@@felixleong61Its more of the “Your dad was the biggest fraud out there.” “Yeah, I know.” Its been revealed many times that none of Frank’s story actually went down, the fraud was making people believe that it was real the entire time.
@kidd32888
@kidd32888 4 ай бұрын
It is not true.. he lied about all of that. That is a real con.
@cam5816
@cam5816 4 ай бұрын
@@kidd32888Wait, did he make up his fugitive stories?
@kidd32888
@kidd32888 4 ай бұрын
@@cam5816 other than he cashed a few checks as and got caught. everything else is fake
@memeteam2016
@memeteam2016 4 ай бұрын
What's great about Frank Abagnale is that his entire "story" is also a lie. He lied about being a liar lol
@EGRJ
@EGRJ 4 ай бұрын
We need to go deeper.
@LudiCrust.
@LudiCrust. 4 ай бұрын
He did embellish some but most of his story is true. It’s been verified by multiple sources.
@SwineBrothers
@SwineBrothers 4 ай бұрын
@@LudiCrust. No, it's been debunked many, many times. He was a con artist, but most of the amazing claims he made have been very much debunked.
@memeteam2016
@memeteam2016 4 ай бұрын
@@LudiCrust. He was a loser who got caught forging checks... that much is true. None of the cool parts were though lol.
@phillyvoodoo
@phillyvoodoo 3 ай бұрын
​@@SwineBrothersYup...... Timelines don't add up..... He was in prison or in other states on dates when he said he committed some of his most audacious frauds
@rossallan3585
@rossallan3585 4 ай бұрын
Stolen Valour is something I find truly disgusting. I’m not from a military family, but it just seems a vile thing to do.
@princessmarlena1359
@princessmarlena1359 4 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@mr6johnclark
@mr6johnclark 4 ай бұрын
Tim Walz exited this video.
@lordterra1377
@lordterra1377 4 ай бұрын
You mean like Tampon Tim?
@DocDoMuch
@DocDoMuch 4 ай бұрын
I thought MAGAts loved the military but their god did everything in his (daddy's) power to avoid military service. Funny enough, they now question the patriotism of Walz, the veteran.
@XHellPriest
@XHellPriest 4 ай бұрын
​@@mr6johnclark Tim Walz was in the National Guard. The National Guard doesn't go to any combat zones. They stay on the base. Gosh! You are so gullible. Also, at least he served in the military. Trump was too chicken to serve when the Draft called him. Trump also mocks those who joined the military.
@LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud
@LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud 4 ай бұрын
As a combat veteran myself I HATE stolen valor. I’ve even caught a few including one of my very own old coworker. He constantly pulled the vet card always calling out blaming it on his “ptsd episodes”, getting Veterans Day and Memorial Day off while I, the actual veteran, had to work, he’d get gift cards from the company and everything. That was until I got fed up with his lying and checked him. I asked where he was stationed and he said ft hood. Well whatta ya know?! Me too! What unit were you in? This is when I started to see him panic on the inside…he named some crazy unit I have never ever heard of let alone in ft hood, followed by the golden excuse that screams stolen valor, “well you wouldn’t have heard of it because it was a top level super secret unit. You wouldn’t have known we were there in the first place. I can’t even tell you what my job was because I signed papers telling me I couldn’t” I looked at him with a devilish grin that was a mixture of anger and satisfaction while telling him “oh really? I’m curious though, why did you call it a job? Did you forget your MOS number?” His answer was pure gold. He said “because that’s what we had, a job. My unit didn’t do numbers or call anything MOS. I couldn’t even tell ya what MOS means because we followed rules outside of the military rules” “you mean UCMJ?” “No not UCMJ, UCMJ is only for marines. I was Army”. 😂boy oh boy I found myself yelling one of the iconic quotes from Full Metal Jacket yelling “Boy you better unfuck yourself before I unscrew your head and 💩 down your neck!” I told him that he had two choices; either come with me and come clean to all the bosses that he lied this entire time or I call the police right then and there and make it worse. Let’s just say he’s not there anymore 😂 🤷🏻‍♂️
@allys744
@allys744 3 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s a crazy story. Good for you for calling him out, what a nightmare.
@walnzell9328
@walnzell9328 4 ай бұрын
Oversimplified's depiction of the Nixon resignation and subsequent pardon by Ford is just downright perfect.
@mikkelnpetersen
@mikkelnpetersen 4 ай бұрын
Friend of mine's dad is an officer and have a few stories of how they do and teach things in my country, when it comes to medals they tell recuits "You're ONLY ALLOWED to wear medal that have been given to YOU personally and officially, and also HOW and WHEN you're allowed to wear them, no wearing grandpas old medals and it goes for everyone, military and civilian alike." It's not "freedom of speech" it's dishonoring any and all soldiers and p*ssing on their deeds and sacrifice. Also being convicted of stolen valor bars you from EVER having a chance to get into the military in ANY position.
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
Minor correction. If the medal or ribbon is listed on the veterans DD 214, they are allowed to wear it. Requirements and new medals come along all the time and are often retroactive. One example being the KDSM. Veterans can request Page Ave to check their service record and update their awards on a DD 215. After I got out I did that and found out I had 3 or 4 that were awarded after I was discharged.
@sharonrigs7999
@sharonrigs7999 4 ай бұрын
Speaking as a 12 star General, nothing angers me more than Stolen Valor
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
I served under your command in The Hundred Year War.
@ARedMotorcycle
@ARedMotorcycle 4 ай бұрын
I was a schmuck in World War 2.
@sharonrigs7999
@sharonrigs7999 4 ай бұрын
@@samuelschick8813 Ah yes. When we fought the Viet Cong in Afghanistan. Good thing Uncle Frank Biden was there to save the day and win the Iron Cross in the process
@Iam_u69420
@Iam_u69420 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service in the war with the invaders from Mars
@sharonrigs7999
@sharonrigs7999 2 ай бұрын
@Iam_u69420 You are very welcome. Not only did I conquer the Martians, I also wiped the Klingons off Uranus.
@Xingmey
@Xingmey 4 ай бұрын
A case of stolen valor is certainly not being the worst of liars... that title is still reserved for politicians
@unbearablysmug2437
@unbearablysmug2437 3 ай бұрын
Wow so brave, so edgy, so totally in touch calling every politician a liar. Wow you must be so smart and intelligent and brave 😮
@luking1181
@luking1181 3 ай бұрын
That's why nixon is in this
@kgxdaemonium2273
@kgxdaemonium2273 4 ай бұрын
“Went by the name deep throat “ 😂u can’t make this shi up
@rcworks9762
@rcworks9762 4 ай бұрын
I would have thought that was Kamala.
@kgxdaemonium2273
@kgxdaemonium2273 4 ай бұрын
@@rcworks9762 ahh a political joke 🧍🏾‍♂️republicans amirite
@robincordero3
@robincordero3 3 ай бұрын
@@rcworks9762 lol
@immortallvulture
@immortallvulture 4 ай бұрын
Biggest case of stolen valour (or walting as it’s known) in the uk was a man named James shortt Back in the 80’s shortt was invited to spend time with the SAS as he was writing a book on them, and managed to talk his way onto joining the 21 SAS the reservists regiment. After a few weeks he failed training and was kicked out but he went on to lie about being a soldier in the special forces in order to get work as a special forces advisor throughout Russia and Eastern Europe. He has at various points claimed to be a soldier, a martial arts master, a monk, a paramedic, a mercenary, the founder of a bodyguard organisation, a police detective, and a baron in the Irish nobility.
@TimothyYocky
@TimothyYocky 4 ай бұрын
Irish nobility is a thing😂😂😅
@xys7536
@xys7536 4 ай бұрын
Mi6 ???????????
@chombus2602
@chombus2602 4 ай бұрын
Bro was literally Steven Seagal
@immortallvulture
@immortallvulture 4 ай бұрын
@@TimothyYocky not anymore. Back in the 90’s though descendants of Irish clans could still apply to have their titles officially recognised. It had no actual authority but there was some symbolic significance to it. In the early 90’s an idiot called terrence MacCarthy used false documentation to get himself named the chieftain of the MacCarthys and began calling himself the prince of Desmond, he then abused this authority to grant titles to his friends and set up a clan association to sell titles and other junk to Irish Americans. James shortt was one of the people terrence MacCarthy granted a title to, naming him a baron and also the head of the chieftains bodyguard (these were all meaningless titles with no authority or actual power) shortt then dressed a bunch of his friends up in kilts and paraded around various places in Ireland and America, again to sell merch to Americans. It all ended in the early 2000’s. The Belfast telegraph published a story calling terrence MacCarthy a fake (shortt tried to stop them by sending a threatening letter as the chieftains bodyguard) and the scandal ended in 2003 when the Irish government ended the practice of granting clans a courtesy title because they were sick of Terrence MacCarthys schemes.
@GeorgiiiVaampire
@GeorgiiiVaampire 4 ай бұрын
"Freedom of speech" is such bullcrap In no other country would saying "I have the right to say anything I want" fly when convicted of fraud And then the judges agreeing with the dude
@GothJesus
@GothJesus 4 ай бұрын
Ah yes authorities are absolutely flabbergasted as to how an escaping convict moved a 100lb water tank 😂 a teen could've moved that thing 😂
@christianellegaard7120
@christianellegaard7120 4 ай бұрын
It should probably have been 100 gallons. 100 lb doesn't seem like enough to flush the toilets on a large airliner.
@XYZ-eo8um
@XYZ-eo8um 4 ай бұрын
And a guy with strabismus thought he would pose as a war hero, even if he wouldn't be able to qualify for basic training due to his condition. Yeah, the audacity of this guy. At this point I'm surprised he didn't stated he was a marksman within "his" unit.
@bittheinfernoyt-roblox1262
@bittheinfernoyt-roblox1262 4 ай бұрын
Evolution of this man is crazy I learned history from him since 2016
@kellychuang8373
@kellychuang8373 4 ай бұрын
Yes he really is and you can only wonder what else he could've gotten.
@emgab1481
@emgab1481 4 ай бұрын
I wish he could make quality videos like he did before
@kellychuang8373
@kellychuang8373 4 ай бұрын
@@emgab1481 Now that is something that worries in life among many.
@W.Stryker
@W.Stryker 4 ай бұрын
I’m a veteran. And I can often spot a stolen valor when I check their stories. And all too often they claim to be special forces, intel, or CIA. And when you ask basic questions such as what’s your first general order?, or what rank were you?, or where did you go to basic?, what was your MOS? And 10x out of 10x when they say “that’s classified I can’t tell you” that’s when I call them out right then and there. And I’m not alone in that sentiment
@tomrutter1637
@tomrutter1637 4 ай бұрын
LOL, "I can't tell you where I went to basic training, that's classified. But let me blab about being in the CIA"
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
I went to college under the VA and there was a guy who claimed and bragged he was a navy veteran. So I asked him his rank and rate, what commands he served at, where he went to boot and such. Each time his answer was "I don't know."
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
@W.Stryker, Here's one that has me stumped, maybe you can figure it out. I was not SF and this does not make since. On my DD 214 it says I have the KDSM which I do have. But it is worded like this "KDSM + medal" and does not say what that medal is but does list my other awards.
@stanwolenski9541
@stanwolenski9541 4 ай бұрын
My time in the Army 68-71 was boring and uneventful, so much so I couldn’t make things up to make it the least bit exciting.
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
@@stanwolenski9541, REMF?
@AIIen.alledgedly2
@AIIen.alledgedly2 4 ай бұрын
Going grey at 16 is rough
@endrankluvsda4loko172
@endrankluvsda4loko172 4 ай бұрын
Scammer life = 16 and grey.
@Wolf_3125
@Wolf_3125 4 ай бұрын
​@Based_Gigachad_001False. Gen z is currently aging faster than millennials or gen x 😂😂
@loowick4074
@loowick4074 4 ай бұрын
​@@Wolf_3125 bro 30 year olds now look like late teens. Just open an old school book from the 70s. People 25-30 year old were balding and looking like uncles back then.
@Wolf_3125
@Wolf_3125 4 ай бұрын
@@loowick4074 I'm about to be 32 but I look 22 because working out and dieting make a difference. I'm laughing at gen z right now 🤣🤣
@vikkran401
@vikkran401 Ай бұрын
​@@Wolf_3125 No they aren't. Stop believing those cherry picked cases you see and think they represent the majority. Most Gen Z look way younger then their Gen X parents when they were at the exact same age and they look pretty much the same age-wise as millennial did at the same age.
@dianacitrola76
@dianacitrola76 4 ай бұрын
I have been watching this channel for just over a year now and I am subscribed. I never miss a new video, and this channel is a great way for people to learn history in a fun way. Something I would like to see is more Vietnam war videos. Keep up the great work!
@pagananarchist4723
@pagananarchist4723 4 ай бұрын
I have a particular disdain towards people who commit the crime of stolen valor. My father is a former Air Force MP, and I find it quite infuriating that people will openly lie about their nonexistent service records in order to abuse the benefits we give them.
@paulskowronski9509
@paulskowronski9509 4 ай бұрын
So do I, I have two great grandparents on both my mom and dads side who served in both world wars, my grandfather served on my moms side served in WWII and my grandfather on my dad side was a radar operator I believe during the Korean War so yeah I have a particular dislike and contempt for those who claim military service when they don’t have proof
@GathKingLeppbertI
@GathKingLeppbertI 4 ай бұрын
😂 of course you worship your ancestor, pagan. I'm a AF brat turned 82nd Abn Field artillery. Brought up to and currently believe in the one true and living God. As a child I recall the MP types showing up next door to calm down our neighbors. I recall blue and red flashing off the liners at both Mather AFB and what they now call Liberty but was Bragg when I was there and saw them. Mud puppies 😂😂😂
@endrankluvsda4loko172
@endrankluvsda4loko172 4 ай бұрын
100% with you. Absolutely disgusting. Anyone who does that should automatically be given several years of community service. And I thank your father for serving.
@ebubechiibegbula5968
@ebubechiibegbula5968 4 ай бұрын
You and me both , I particularly am suspicious of anyone who goes out of their way to look the part
@Harikejn
@Harikejn 4 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Believe it or not, Richard Nixon also visited Yugoslavia during the 70's. And in one speeches he told this: Long live Yugoslavia, and the Yugoslav people.
@jacaredosvudu1638
@jacaredosvudu1638 4 ай бұрын
The real reason the croats wanted to secede: to spite Nixon
@joieman
@joieman 4 ай бұрын
And Yugoslavia collapsed less than forty years later
@Harikejn
@Harikejn 4 ай бұрын
@@joieman Yes it was, since it was used the thing such as: Divide and conquer. But this discussion should be not talked here, since I hope that we don't talk about politics here.
@liamulrich5274
@liamulrich5274 4 ай бұрын
For every real navy seal you meet is a thousand phonies
@d_pete361
@d_pete361 4 ай бұрын
Don Shipley's videos of him calling out phony SEALS are pretty entertaining.
@JeffEbe-te2xs
@JeffEbe-te2xs 4 ай бұрын
Never meant a seal Ran into their support guys
@itsdan722
@itsdan722 4 ай бұрын
Here in Britain, ex forces lads say "the SAS is the biggest regiment in the British Army" lol
@liamulrich5274
@liamulrich5274 4 ай бұрын
@@itsdan722 I've heard that before, must be a territorial force 🤣
@GunnerHeatFire
@GunnerHeatFire 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for keeping up these awesome constant uploads!
@gooma7942
@gooma7942 3 ай бұрын
The consequence for stolen valor should be infantry service
@Tsirkon
@Tsirkon 4 ай бұрын
I don't like that this channel is just now about reuploading old videos and combining all of them into one.
@loganthorpe2543
@loganthorpe2543 4 ай бұрын
You're not the the only one. The views have fell off big time
@throwback888
@throwback888 4 ай бұрын
Stolen Valor might invade someone's First Amendment right, but shows you how skewed our laws are. Anyway, we veterans got a way of dealing with these Stolen Valor clowns.
@endrankluvsda4loko172
@endrankluvsda4loko172 4 ай бұрын
It absolutely doesn't invade someone's first amendment right. The first amendment isn't there to protect liars and scammers, it's to protect people telling the truth from government prosecution even if the government doesn't like what the person is saying. All of the rights are there to protect the people from the government, not so people can be vile and evil. It's the same reason it's illegal to yell "fire" in a building if there isn't one. It's not an invasion of the first amendment.
@jokodihaynes419
@jokodihaynes419 4 ай бұрын
"I'm not a crook" -Richard Nixon
@johnnytooobad
@johnnytooobad 4 ай бұрын
He wasn't from what it sounds like. He was getting the trump treatment.
@dipidyl
@dipidyl 4 ай бұрын
​@@johnnytooobadWatergate.
@johnnytooobad
@johnnytooobad 4 ай бұрын
@@dipidyl supposedly nixon was trying to get proof that the government was giving him the trump treatment. Nixon knew who killed JFK and wanted a real investigation
@telmomoreira7616
@telmomoreira7616 4 ай бұрын
@@johnnytooobad Why guys hate so much democrates?
@johnnytooobad
@johnnytooobad 4 ай бұрын
@telmomoreira7616 because they hate democracy. Or the democratic republic. The elites installed heels up Harris. That's not democracy. We try no to hate or fear them. "Fear turns to hate. Hate turns to evil."- Master yoda
@indigohammer5732
@indigohammer5732 4 ай бұрын
Abagnale claims to have worked as an assistant state attorney general in the U.S. state of Louisiana, served as a hospital physician in Georgia, and impersonated a Pan American World Airways pilot who logged over two million air miles by deadheading.The veracity of most of Abagnale's claims has been questioned, and ongoing inquiries continue to confirm that they were fabricated. In 2002, Abagnale admitted on his website that some facts had been overdramatized or exaggerated, though he was not specific about what was exaggerated or omitted about his life. In 2020, journalist Alan C. Logan provided evidence he claims proves the majority of Abagnale's story was invented or at best exaggerated.The public records obtained by Logan have since been independently verified by journalist Javier Leiva.
@crazytrain03
@crazytrain03 Ай бұрын
I'm a Army Tanker....and I will tell you about it! No stolen valor...just pride and ego
@TheBlueGrinchofSurgery
@TheBlueGrinchofSurgery 4 ай бұрын
Being 4 minute early to this legendary channel's video is an amazing accomplishment in my opinion
@samuelschick8813
@samuelschick8813 4 ай бұрын
If you cannot be on time, be early.
@TheBlueGrinchofSurgery
@TheBlueGrinchofSurgery 4 ай бұрын
@@samuelschick8813 Yessir
@zsmarine0831
@zsmarine0831 4 ай бұрын
Having the biggest fraud in the thumbnail drinking a Bud Light is what led me to clicking. Well done gents
@funrun07haan50
@funrun07haan50 4 ай бұрын
KZbin stop cencoring stuff
@Just_Me187
@Just_Me187 4 ай бұрын
learn how to spell
@MattCurrieImprov
@MattCurrieImprov 4 ай бұрын
It won’t happen. Anything that goes against the democratic communist machine gets censored.
@TheSkypetube
@TheSkypetube 4 ай бұрын
Fake it till you makeit. It's the long con
@chiefofficerhenrywilde6556
@chiefofficerhenrywilde6556 4 ай бұрын
Gonna have to add someone else now
@rossicourvosi218
@rossicourvosi218 4 ай бұрын
Who? Starmer? Harris? Putin? Orban? Xi? Macron? Anybody at the EU? Tell us who you mean
@eagleone5456
@eagleone5456 4 ай бұрын
​@@rossicourvosi218 you know who...
@Mooseheave
@Mooseheave 4 ай бұрын
If you know you know
@jameshughes3721
@jameshughes3721 4 ай бұрын
Oh we know who that is…. Not gonna say it but TW
@Snp2024
@Snp2024 4 ай бұрын
Mr beast?
@RayRay-yf4ez
@RayRay-yf4ez 4 ай бұрын
Let’s go another upload ❤
@michaelcoast1216
@michaelcoast1216 4 ай бұрын
Now you can add WALZ to the list 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Yenecol
@Yenecol 4 ай бұрын
We have someone guilty of stolen valor running for vice president right now - Tim Walz
@YoungstarNce
@YoungstarNce 23 күн бұрын
He literally served in the military
@stanktaint15
@stanktaint15 4 ай бұрын
The only stolen valor videos I hate are the ones where they're bullying someone that's clearly special needs and is just wearing all that stuff because it's his dream and it's obvious how much he looks up to people in the military
@bongwelll
@bongwelll 4 ай бұрын
People need to realize that when you enjoy freedom you also should take responsibility and try to do the right thing. We live in different times.
@beno1129
@beno1129 4 ай бұрын
Exactly this. Too many people talk about their rights and freedoms without also talking about their responsibilities.
@peterking8586
@peterking8586 6 күн бұрын
In the UK we don’t have stolen valor as a crime, but if you use to gain benefit it is classed as fraud. All British forces are issued with a service number. With that number you can identify branch of service, in the Army it also identifies corp & recruit depot.
@jeffd2931
@jeffd2931 Ай бұрын
Tim Walz is a good example of stolen valor as well, he's lied and continues to lie about his military career
@vonghianinh6293
@vonghianinh6293 4 ай бұрын
First dude is going places
@hiddentruth1982
@hiddentruth1982 4 ай бұрын
I honestly think stolen valor should be automatic jail time.
@endrankluvsda4loko172
@endrankluvsda4loko172 4 ай бұрын
I'd say mandatory 10 years community service. Don't make tax payers pay for them to sit in jail. But they want to be remembered for serving the community? Well they will now lol!
@velzekt
@velzekt 4 ай бұрын
So fitting that I got a KZbin ad for Jordan Peterson in a video about the biggest frauds in history XD
@allys744
@allys744 3 ай бұрын
I was expecting more than three videos. I wish Simple History can do a video on the Theranos scam and add that story to the greatest frauds compilation
@maruku4445
@maruku4445 2 ай бұрын
That fake pilot reminds me of that fake black doctor, Malachi Love-Robinson.
@calistudent6335
@calistudent6335 3 ай бұрын
13:00 is like the truth. Always some weird oldER but not old enough guy wandering up and telling you random bullshit
@Thecatholicorder
@Thecatholicorder 4 ай бұрын
History is dam epic
@RedemptionEntente
@RedemptionEntente 4 ай бұрын
It’s over, it’s done, it’s finally over,
@peterking8586
@peterking8586 6 күн бұрын
In the UK we don’t have stolen valor as a crime, but if you use to gain benefit it is classed as fraud. All British forces are issued with a service number. With that number you can identify branch of service, in the Army it also identifies corp & recruit depot. There are simple questions that quickly expose lies. Ask any British solider from before the mid eighties what a “Rats tail” is and they should say “Part of the bolt of a SLR”
@Iskalawagz24
@Iskalawagz24 4 ай бұрын
Real life Johnny Sins
@rangerdanger3057
@rangerdanger3057 4 ай бұрын
Omg! A video about Tim Waltz! What impeccable timing.
4 ай бұрын
You can add Tampon Tim Walz, the valor stealing retired Command Sergeant Major and Ex president Barry Big Ears 👂😁👂 Obogus to this video.
@ricks5756
@ricks5756 4 ай бұрын
11:20 a marine sergeant, with an army ranger airborne pin, and less than 4 years service ( no service stripes ) .
@randylplampin1326
@randylplampin1326 4 ай бұрын
24:50 The objection I have to Nixon's resignation aftermath is that congress should have refused to accept his resignation and continued toward impeachment. The consequences of not impeaching this criminal is that he continued to draw retirement benefits from the government as an ex-president until his death.
@Nitro-082
@Nitro-082 4 ай бұрын
Frank really was Mr. Worldwide 🌎
@rafaelramos1486
@rafaelramos1486 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the names of the fallen .My respects to you for reminbering them.
@gasmaskcollectorreview1537
@gasmaskcollectorreview1537 4 ай бұрын
I'm disappointed that Steven seagal is not in the list
@ARedMotorcycle
@ARedMotorcycle 4 ай бұрын
He trained the green berets during the Vietnam war in the mountains of Nepal.
@bradenchafin1697
@bradenchafin1697 4 ай бұрын
This better have fdr on here
@shhsjshajdjdkd4616
@shhsjshajdjdkd4616 3 ай бұрын
What was the back ground song for the first story
@brittakriep2938
@brittakriep2938 4 ай бұрын
Do you know the famous incident of german shoemaker Voigt in Imperial Germany? He is still known as the , Hauptmann ( capitain) von Köpenick ' today.
@rttrttyan
@rttrttyan 4 ай бұрын
So I don’t think people should pretend to be military/have gotten military awards, but the first amendment says congress shall not make any law, (the mention of congress meaning it definitely blocks any federal law from being made that violates this) abridging the freedom of speech. There isn’t an exemption for speech that results in some kind of tangible benefit for you. There isn’t any exemptions. So technically speaking, the stolen valor act of 2013, which amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award, is still against the first amendment, per the Supreme Court’s ruling in Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709.
@JoseLapak
@JoseLapak 3 ай бұрын
Why is Ferdinand E. Marcos not in the list?
@aleksandarvil5718
@aleksandarvil5718 4 ай бұрын
14:13 FBI : 😂😂😂
@Dan-pt2tn
@Dan-pt2tn 4 ай бұрын
I always assumed the FBI itself was a bunch of frauds.
@Sawta
@Sawta 4 ай бұрын
Most of Abegnal's story was recently proved to be a lie. Ironically, living up to the sort of lies he tried to pass off in his made up story. Yes, he ran away from home, and yes he did likely make it onto at least one flight in a jump seat. He did also likely commit some amount of bank fraud, but that was after he had returned home (to his parents house). He had only been away for a few weeks before returning. Pretty much all other aspects are entirely made up. He did get a bunch of speaking gigs after the movie came out and has ripped off a huge amount of companies peddling the made up story, though. I don't think most really care what the truth is. The movie was super fun, but the man is just a delusional, pathological liar.
@thehansgutenburgshow3149
@thehansgutenburgshow3149 4 ай бұрын
Watch Simple history will delete this
@Swagmaster07
@Swagmaster07 4 ай бұрын
@@thehansgutenburgshow3149 "Your Honor, I invoke the First Amendment in defense of this comment's right to a fair trial and request an appeal if it faces unjust deletion!"
@rcworks9762
@rcworks9762 4 ай бұрын
Along with 5 U.S. presidents my wife and I were at Nixon's funeral knowing that not one of them was worthy of shining the man's shoes.
@عبدالله-ك9ر2ي
@عبدالله-ك9ر2ي 4 ай бұрын
We want to provide Arabic voice translation. This type of content is highly desired in the Arab world, but Arabic channels are unable to publish it due to its difficulty. Thank you for providing such great content Your follower from 🇸🇦
@STRANGExDAYSx
@STRANGExDAYSx 3 ай бұрын
I always found it interesting how there's us generals that have never even seen a battlefield 😂
@Clandestinemonkey
@Clandestinemonkey 3 ай бұрын
great video
@ShadowFlipsy
@ShadowFlipsy 4 ай бұрын
"in Europe" Actually i got once fined for wearing my rank in public but i was heading to a military ceremony with my car having breaking down midway after the strap snapped. So i had to use public transport and rookie cop stopped me didnt notice my military papers were legit. I got the fine regardless "around 100 dollars back then now its 500" but the rookie was kicked off the force as far as i know
@donnellblackwell8391
@donnellblackwell8391 4 ай бұрын
Deep throat 😂😂 I'm too childish to let that slide 🤣🤣
@not_theone8196
@not_theone8196 23 күн бұрын
Woho let’s go a simple history video for today
@hhairball9
@hhairball9 4 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that Mr Abagnale's main motivation for starting his life of crime was because he needed money to impress women. He said so, himself, in his autobiography.
@HarryLime-ge6dc
@HarryLime-ge6dc 4 ай бұрын
Let's not forget Brian Dennehy's repeated false claims of having served in Vietnam. He got caught, apologized, and then did it again!
@krealyesitisbeta5642
@krealyesitisbeta5642 4 ай бұрын
Fraud watch spares no one
@jessewebb2826
@jessewebb2826 2 ай бұрын
frank Abagnale is just like Stan pines in gravity falls! 3:31 correction, he is exactly like Stan pines in gravity falls!
@Crusader-Ramos45
@Crusader-Ramos45 4 ай бұрын
About stolen valor, it reminds me of that white supremacist from, dare I say it, Family Guy who stole military medals to pretend to be a retired war hero working as a janitor at an abandoned asylum, the guy whom Peter and his friends accidentally killed. It’s in the same episode where Brian wore his glasses.
@colbywhitehead4260
@colbywhitehead4260 4 ай бұрын
I am no veteran, but I am curious. Would the Tim Waltz guy qualify for stolen valor. It seems like it, but I am curious how other people see it.
@JeffEbe-te2xs
@JeffEbe-te2xs 4 ай бұрын
Embellishment
@tombstoner6360
@tombstoner6360 2 ай бұрын
Not technically. Stolen valor is only legally relevant when you claim to have been awarded a medal you did not get. Tim Waltz just lied about his rank at the time of discharge, and even then it is a bit fuzzy as he was acting in the capacity of the rank he claims.
@zackadamec9332
@zackadamec9332 4 ай бұрын
Stolen valor is a scumbag move as it is, but claiming to be a medal of honor recipient? Pure trash.
@Crusader-Ramos45
@Crusader-Ramos45 4 ай бұрын
Another thing about stolen valor, isn’t it being ungrateful and disrespectful to real and even good war veterans?
@mbathroom1
@mbathroom1 4 ай бұрын
Last time I was this early we had people using unfair scales
@brettdwigans2758
@brettdwigans2758 2 ай бұрын
Over the years I wonder how many veterans have been thanked for their service, meals payed for in gratitude for veterans who fought for our freedom, only to find out that they want to remove at least some of our freedom by making our freedom of speech illegal. I thought the veterans served to protect our freedoms only to find out what is most precious to them is their valor. Never again will I thank a veteran for his service, because apparently their service was only to their own prestige, they care nothing for our freedom. There are already laws against fraud, it's called FRAUD! We don't need more laws which will only strip more of our rights away. I don't like fraudsters making any false claims at all, but I'm unwilling to sacrifice any more freedoms that veterans were supposed to have risked and sacrificed their lives for. They have their reward, it exists in their own minds. Why should we honor them?
@jdub9727
@jdub9727 4 ай бұрын
I was in the silent service and I can't say what I've done or where. I can tell you my HomePort and the name of my boat
@ozwolf01
@ozwolf01 4 ай бұрын
So if claiming stolen valor is protected by free speech, what else could that protection extend to that is currently forbidden by law? Fraudulent Law enforcement? Lawyer? Doctor?
@HummingbirdSound
@HummingbirdSound 4 ай бұрын
Well, cops are legally allowed to lie about anything with no exception, so why shouldn’t citizens? Or maybe nobody should be allowed to lie…? Just my two cents.
@british8521
@british8521 4 ай бұрын
I collect militaria, and had someone once try to accuse me of stolen valour... yeah because I, a 30 year old brit, was definitely there in Berlin '45 serving with the Red Army xD
@istoppedcaring6209
@istoppedcaring6209 3 ай бұрын
we don't need this in Belgium because most of us don't realize we have a militairy
@Gibby8097
@Gibby8097 4 ай бұрын
You got to bring up our current nominee running for vice president in the stolen valor section
@murrethmedia
@murrethmedia 4 ай бұрын
I saw the title and thought this was going to be about the 2007 New York Giants.
@deutsch7078
@deutsch7078 4 ай бұрын
Where is Sukuna?
@levicoderman
@levicoderman 4 ай бұрын
No one bigger than Fraudkuna
@MegaConmaster
@MegaConmaster 4 ай бұрын
Don't forget reporter Stephen Glass. Even though he really was a reporter, most of his work were lies.
@jasonolszanicky4035
@jasonolszanicky4035 4 ай бұрын
How dare these courts uphold the Constitution. LMFAO
@Flying-Kraken
@Flying-Kraken 4 ай бұрын
I know your example of stolen valor was a man in camouflage acting scared of a dog, but that can be a symptom of PTSD, so real soldiers might be just as likely to act this way, if not more. Just a nitpick 😬
@PeterKavanagh-c8o
@PeterKavanagh-c8o 3 ай бұрын
Is Tim Walz on this list?
@Grumpyburger0
@Grumpyburger0 4 ай бұрын
1:08 😊
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
@luisemoralesfalcon4716 4 ай бұрын
This will be a good one.
@commanderpauline2763
@commanderpauline2763 4 ай бұрын
you a providing historical education that we might have never learned, its a shame that KZbin is doing it
@squirrels666
@squirrels666 4 ай бұрын
Well considering so many Republicans have weakened our education system and want to actually destroy the Department Of Education completely, I'd say it's a great thing that we have educational content on KZbin. Sure is a shame that stuff like this isn't being taught in our schools though
@Sturmbannfuhrer21
@Sturmbannfuhrer21 4 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the Tim Waltz episode lol.
The Worst Behaviors Of Dictators
1:07:49
Simple History
Рет қаралды 126 М.
Soldiers Who Didn't Know WW2 Was Long Over (Compilation)
31:43
Simple History
Рет қаралды 118 М.
UFC 310 : Рахмонов VS Мачадо Гэрри
05:00
Setanta Sports UFC
Рет қаралды 1,2 МЛН
Quilt Challenge, No Skills, Just Luck#Funnyfamily #Partygames #Funny
00:32
Family Games Media
Рет қаралды 55 МЛН
REAL or FAKE? #beatbox #tiktok
01:03
BeatboxJCOP
Рет қаралды 18 МЛН
The Seven Greatest Riddles in History | Full Documentary
54:14
Get.factual
Рет қаралды 1,2 МЛН
Crazy things that have Happened in Prisons
1:03:02
Simple History
Рет қаралды 1,5 МЛН
How Counterfeit Money Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
15:25
The Russian Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1)
21:04
OverSimplified
Рет қаралды 40 МЛН
Why Nike Is Struggling
10:02
CNBC
Рет қаралды 1,1 МЛН
Biggest Military Screwups In History
56:59
Simple History
Рет қаралды 372 М.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Review
37:47
MandaloreGaming
Рет қаралды 957 М.
Most Evil Dictators and What they Did
1:02:03
Simple History
Рет қаралды 4,1 МЛН
Soviets Who Helped the Nazis
18:28
The Armchair Historian
Рет қаралды 369 М.
*WARNING* Stop Buying Home Genetic Tests!
10:08
Doctor Mike
Рет қаралды 624 М.
UFC 310 : Рахмонов VS Мачадо Гэрри
05:00
Setanta Sports UFC
Рет қаралды 1,2 МЛН