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Every income claim we have examined, with its verdict, confidence grade and filing date. Each case states the claim at full strength, runs it against primary evidence with access-dated citations, and ends with what would change the verdict.

File underBUSTED (4)CONFIRMED (1)INCONCLUSIVE (3)OPEN (6)

September 2026

1 case filed

  1. #014“that buying into Location Ventures and its URBIN affiliate was — in the SEC's own phrasing, not ours — a set of "passive investment opportunities" in South Florida real estate: capital in, a share of the development profit out, none of the developing.”OPENHIGH2026-09-01REAL-ESTATE

August 2026

7 cases filed

  1. #013“that you can find out, before you sign anything, what a typical Scentsy Consultant is actually paid — because the company publishes the figure itself.”CONFIRMEDHIGH2026-08-26MLM
  2. #012“that the Botanic compensation plan, with its published bonus ladder running from $500 to $50,000, describes an earning opportunity a prospect can evaluate.”INCONCLUSIVEHIGH2026-08-22MLM
  3. #011“that money placed with Capital Funding ASAP LLC would fund short-term loans to small businesses and pay a fixed return of 22% to 53% on a one-year investment, or 9% to 10% over two to three months, with the principal guaranteed and, for some investors, secured by collateral.”OPENHIGH2026-08-18SEC-ENFORCEMENT
  4. #010“that placing money with Goliath Ventures through a "Joint Venture Agreement" would generate "ongoing passive income" from crypto liquidity pools, at 3% to 10% a month, with the principal guaranteed to come back.”OPENHIGH2026-08-14CRYPTO
  5. #009“that a real estate sponsor had "grown their business, protected the entirety of the principal, and never missed a distribution.”OPENHIGH2026-08-10REAL-ESTATE
  6. #008“Copy the EXACT system hundreds of my students use to make $1k to $3k a month in passive income.”INCONCLUSIVEHIGH2026-08-06FTC-ENFORCEMENT
  7. #005We Sent 50 AI Agents to Find One Faceless Etsy Success StoryINCONCLUSIVE—2026-08-03ETSY

July 2026

6 cases filed

  1. #007“Real estate done for you — put money in, collect the rent, do none of the work.”OPENHIGH2026-07-31REAL-ESTATE
  2. #006“Connect your account and crypto mining pays you recurring passive income.”OPENHIGH2026-07-26CRYPTO
  3. #004“Faceless print-on-demand stores are passive income.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18PRINT-ON-DEMAND
  4. #003“Start a blog, earn passive income in months.”BUSTEDMED2026-07-18BLOGGING
  5. #002“Day trading for a living is learnable by most people.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18DAY-TRADING
  6. #001“MLM is a real path to passive income.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18MLM

By verdict · 14 cases total

BUSTED4 cases

  1. #004“Faceless print-on-demand stores are passive income.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18PRINT-ON-DEMAND
  2. #003“Start a blog, earn passive income in months.”BUSTEDMED2026-07-18BLOGGING
  3. #002“Day trading for a living is learnable by most people.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18DAY-TRADING
  4. #001“MLM is a real path to passive income.”BUSTEDHIGH2026-07-18MLM

CONFIRMED1 case

  1. #013“that you can find out, before you sign anything, what a typical Scentsy Consultant is actually paid — because the company publishes the figure itself.”CONFIRMEDHIGH2026-08-26MLM

INCONCLUSIVE3 cases

  1. #012“that the Botanic compensation plan, with its published bonus ladder running from $500 to $50,000, describes an earning opportunity a prospect can evaluate.”INCONCLUSIVEHIGH2026-08-22MLM
  2. #008“Copy the EXACT system hundreds of my students use to make $1k to $3k a month in passive income.”INCONCLUSIVEHIGH2026-08-06FTC-ENFORCEMENT
  3. #005We Sent 50 AI Agents to Find One Faceless Etsy Success StoryINCONCLUSIVE—2026-08-03ETSY

OPEN6 cases

  1. #014“that buying into Location Ventures and its URBIN affiliate was — in the SEC's own phrasing, not ours — a set of "passive investment opportunities" in South Florida real estate: capital in, a share of the development profit out, none of the developing.”OPENHIGH2026-09-01REAL-ESTATE
  2. #011“that money placed with Capital Funding ASAP LLC would fund short-term loans to small businesses and pay a fixed return of 22% to 53% on a one-year investment, or 9% to 10% over two to three months, with the principal guaranteed and, for some investors, secured by collateral.”OPENHIGH2026-08-18SEC-ENFORCEMENT
  3. #010“that placing money with Goliath Ventures through a "Joint Venture Agreement" would generate "ongoing passive income" from crypto liquidity pools, at 3% to 10% a month, with the principal guaranteed to come back.”OPENHIGH2026-08-14CRYPTO
  4. #009“that a real estate sponsor had "grown their business, protected the entirety of the principal, and never missed a distribution.”OPENHIGH2026-08-10REAL-ESTATE
  5. #007“Real estate done for you — put money in, collect the rent, do none of the work.”OPENHIGH2026-07-31REAL-ESTATE
  6. #006“Connect your account and crypto mining pays you recurring passive income.”OPENHIGH2026-07-26CRYPTO

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