charlatan

Example Sentences

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Biden's health seems fine, but it's hard not to believe he's exasperated with the continued popularity of a charlatan con artist and all those others who preach from the same script.

From Salon

I continue to be amazed that grown politicians can’t see they are being played for marks by an obvious charlatan.

From Seattle Times

“I think our democracy is in trouble,” he said, “because unfortunately we have charlatans like our former president who, in my view, doesn’t care about democracy but only about power.”

From New York Times

With charlatans and conmen preying on the faith of millions, what is the future for believers in Uganda and across Africa?

From BBC

Over the past 10 years, many column inches have been devoted to the problems of epistemic closure, and Fox News, and disinformation: How do people trust those charlatans over us?

From Washington Post