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 Greer is absolutely a fraud and a charlatan. He's one of the worst characters in the UFO community. He actually used to be a decent guy, but something snapped in his brain following his 2001 DC Press Club conference. It was a huge success, and produced some really notable testimony, but it awoke a narcissistic demon in him.  
 I get the same vibes from him. He seems to love tying a bunch of conspiracies into one big one. So much of what he says contradicts himself and the main ideas he puts forward. My charlatan bells go off when I try to listen to him, same as graham dude that likes to do the big podcast circuit 
 He's also veered into some of the more ridiculous woo. He sells these "CE5" packages where you fly to some exotic location and mediate with him while he points out moving lights in the sky and pretends that they're UFOs that you have contacted with your meditation. I really despise him and everything he stands for. Grifters like him are a big part of the reason why it's been so difficult to get the mainstream to take the subject seriously.  
 Wow, you’ve got to be kidding. If this is true I can’t listen to another minute 🤣 

What a clown 🤡 
 It's absolutely true. Just search "Steven Greer CE5" and you'll see all sorts of crap about it. He even sold his teachings as some sort of video course.  
 Lolll 
 And then you go to the UFO subreddit and there's all these idiots talking about how they were "doing their CE5 meditation" and looked up and saw some ambiguous light moving across the sky. And they act like they've proven that they communicate with UFOs. Meanwhile, it's just the ISS moving across the sky, or some other innocuous object. But they're convinced that they've created a mind connection with the aliens. 🤦‍♂️ 
 😂 idiots 
 It certainly can be frustrating. There's a lot of people who a guided entirely by their desire to believe, and never once employ critical thinking when evaluating some of these claims. But if you stick with it and cut through the weeds, there are definitely some amazing cases that defy conventional explanation. Those 1-5% of cases are what keep me engaged.  
 seeing testimonies from his “outings” where his team is making weird sounds and flashing lights in the desert was enough to expose this. And people paid thousands of dollars for this!