Why do people fall for it every time? Meet the serially credulous

Regular Counterknowledge readers will know that there is no shortage of charlatans ready to take money from people in dire straits. Whether they have money problems, anxieties about the future or a life-threatening illness, there will be someone around to profit from their ignorance. The …

10 bullshit hangover cures for the New Year

The UK leads the way in festive boozing, various surveys have shown. Even more than the French, it is the British who drink most (per capita) during the Christmas season. But what follows, we all know, is not so much fun. On the first day …

Asian TV channel fined £35,000 for advertising dodgy products

Venus TV, a UK satellite channel aimed at the Asian community, has had its knuckles severely rapped by Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority – to the tune of £35,000 – over ads for highly questionable products and services. The channel breached the advertising code …