Peter Popoff's ‘Miracle spring water’ lands UK Christian TV channel with £150,000 Ofcom fine

[essentialsaltes]

A religious TV channel has been fined £150,000 for giving UK airtime to an evangelist selling “miracle spring water” that was claimed to cure illnesses such as lung cancer and diabetes and produce huge financial windfalls.

Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, penalised the operator of The Word Network, a religious channel aimed at the Christian community available via pay TV, after an investigation into the programme Peter Popoff Ministries.

The licensee that operates the channel, Word Network Operating Company Inc, initially said its audience was predominantly in the US and it had a “limited understanding” of Ofcom’s concerns, which it attributed to a “matter of cultural or market difference”.

The parent company subsequently said it had taken the decision to change the contract relating to the Peter Popoff Ministries so that it would no longer air on its channel in the UK.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not meant to diagnose or treat any disease.

 

[RileyG]

I have no words

 

[Landon Caeli]

I thought everyone was aware of Peter Popoff, and his "miracle water".

 

[RileyG]

I thought everyone was aware of Peter Popoff, and his "miracle water".

I think I saw ads for it a while ago! I thought he was deceased? Apparently not!

 

[Landon Caeli]

I think I saw ads for it a while ago! I thought he was deceased? Apparently not!

He's been doing this for a very long time now. But you're right, I thought he wasn't with us any longer.

 

[ozso]

I was going to post a youtube video of one of his commercials, but I decided don't want to risk getting fined.

Also as a side note, I'm selling packets of dehydrated water. All you have to do is empty the contents into an drinking glass, add water, and presto.

 

[Larniavc]

A religious TV channel has been fined £150,000 for giving UK airtime to an evangelist selling “miracle spring water” that was claimed to cure illnesses such as lung cancer and diabetes and produce huge financial windfalls.

Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, penalised the operator of The Word Network, a religious channel aimed at the Christian community available via pay TV, after an investigation into the programme Peter Popoff Ministries.

The licensee that operates the channel, Word Network Operating Company Inc, initially said its audience was predominantly in the US and it had a “limited understanding” of Ofcom’s concerns, which it attributed to a “matter of cultural or market difference”.

The parent company subsequently said it had taken the decision to change the contract relating to the Peter Popoff Ministries so that it would no longer air on its channel in the UK.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not meant to diagnose or treat any disease.

Is this the guy who’s selling bleach?

 

[ozso]

Is this the guy who’s selling bleach?

Let's see here, Peter Popoff selling bleach - nope, just "miracle water".

 

[Richard T]

Luke 16:8 "For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light." Popoff had some setbacks in the USA, still he was able to buy far too much airtime by secular and Christian stations alike.

 

[loveofourlord]

it's so facinating this guy, saw a channel that used to do weekly reports on the mailing list, you thought trump was bad with his email scams, peter popoff would send out like 5-10 snail mail a day with things like, "god told me to give you this ribbon, I want you to anoint it with this holy oil and leave it out over night then send it back to me with a hundred dollars and you will be blessed."

 

[BPPLEE]

A religious TV channel has been fined £150,000 for giving UK airtime to an evangelist selling “miracle spring water” that was claimed to cure illnesses such as lung cancer and diabetes and produce huge financial windfalls.

Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, penalised the operator of The Word Network, a religious channel aimed at the Christian community available via pay TV, after an investigation into the programme Peter Popoff Ministries.

The licensee that operates the channel, Word Network Operating Company Inc, initially said its audience was predominantly in the US and it had a “limited understanding” of Ofcom’s concerns, which it attributed to a “matter of cultural or market difference”.

The parent company subsequently said it had taken the decision to change the contract relating to the Peter Popoff Ministries so that it would no longer air on its channel in the UK.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not meant to diagnose or treat any disease.

I can’t believe this fraud is still around. He was exposed for using an earpiece with his wife telling him people’s prayer requests while he pretended to hear from God.
And he took donations to tie Bibles to balloons and float them over the Berlin Wall.
I see he is still at it

 

[Mike from NJ]

He's still around?! A normal person would have hidden shame after getting exposed for wearing an earpiece to perform "miracles" at his revivals. Then his "Miracle Spring Water" got exposed by several news agencies like 20/20, Inside Edition, and (I believe) Last Week Tonight. This just says a lot about the gullibility and/or desperation of some, the failure of various legal systems to get him to stop, and how much of a miserable weasel Popoff is.