Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru – BBC World Service Documentaries

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Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru – BBC World Service Documentaries


#BBCEye Investigations and #BBCNewsBrasil uncover the truth behind the rise of wellness influencer and spiritual life coach, Kat Torres, and the international search for her trafficked followers.

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🗞Read more about this investigation here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cydvj6951dyo
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@DooDumDum

She identified as a transgender woman….

@reka_sz

She is fake and created a scam. That's what scammers do. She created coaching with her ex who was an entrepreneur so she was able to travel because of the guy. Everything what you see in a video is about modern day's prostitution where she sell herself for money.

But say she has a boyfriend and travel together. Look at the guy when would he get that kind of girl ever? If he is going to escorts. That's the truth.

The lie is always a lie even if everyone believes it and the truth always stay the truth even if no one believes in it.

She sold her body for experiences and a life and to create a business and the women who followed her wanted the same good experiences that's why they have paid.

If you constantly travel and have fun then obviously you are on high. That's not a secret. It's biology. If you don't understand you can be scammed.

@bookbag6432

These random women who idolize her should also take some responsibility. There’s too many people lacking common sense to move to random countries to meet people they’ve never seen before and then are shocked when it doesn’t work out.

@robinbrown6312

This person was able to interview, unshackled, full makeup, professional nails, jewelry & a Santa Barbara fall ensemble?

My only positive I’m taking from this doc (other than the woman journalist who actually EXUDES her title) is that she received 8 yrs for the ONE VICTIM; ‘Desiree’. As of this doc, there were TWENTY REPORTED VICTIMS. 👀

You do the math. 🧐
You’re welcome. 🤌🏾

@radmylakussi

This Russian guy must be Arkadii Rotenberg or is that picture absolutely random?

@Mia-vm6pl

This should not be allowed in America. This is why foreigners should be interrogated intensely before even allowed to step foot into this country. Essentially a foreign predator doing this in the United States.

@georgesgirl10

People can be so gullible idolising these Psychopaths

@georgesgirl10

Nut case

@Sweet-zl5fn

What a bizarre story…someone who had everything and could have leveraged her influencer position into making hundreds of thousands of dollars becomes a crazy witchcraft practicing pimp. ????? That's quite a long way to fall…look at her now, she looks absolutely terrible and completely crazy.Why wasn't the 21 yr old Texan husband also prosecuted? He was there, he knew the girls were being trafficked. He deserves to be in jail, too. Bravo to Ana for helping with the investigation and getting away from this nutcase criminal sociopath. Best of luck and healing to Desiree, Sol and all the women.

@sarraaks4962

I always blame followers. They're the ones who are making "influencers" famous.

@mckenna9489

How can one young woman cause so much damage and danger to people? and have no care or compassion towards people the world sure is crazy and frightening since the internet started.

@CaraMarie13

Boy, if I ever had kids, they better get ready for a flip phone.

@vabbe71

To be honest you have to be One of a kind stupidity to follow & listen to somebody like that….. So In The Long Run I don't feel sorry for these "victims".
Lesson learned and get on with your life

@simusocat

The pimpin' guru
wtf
it's hell for the people with problems, even the young ones, vulnerable to these bad people.
Life means nothing to them.

@Jaqui-u9r

She's a true narcissist.

@Jaqui-u9r

Evil is more dangerous when it comes in a pretty face.

@susaedu368

Put her in jail and throw away the keys. She can coach the spots on the wall and make the black mold disappear with the power of her mind

@ExelynIbong

this kat Torres she’s physically sick crazy the way she talk

@eiramu

She just realized that people wanted to listen to her and how she could have controlled them even further. Its the greed in having power and not knowing what to do with your time that has made a lot of cult leaders. Narcissist all in all. Her last words to the reporter said it all

@PurvaD

Guru, which is an Indian word, means "teacher" in many Indian languages. English should stop using that word just about anywhere they please.

@dudeguybro

All Kat had accomplished was being pretty. That's it. Social media – especially Instagram – has created the illusion that beauty equates to success and credibility. This girl came from a poor neighborhood with no real form of education, but as long as she's pretty, girls will treat her word as gospel. It's genuinely sad and embarrassing. Our species' collective IQ is declining, and BS spewed by people like Kat is one of the many reasons for this.

@11th_Moon

Thanks for the documentary. Hope young people will watch it and learn about the sh**t gurus online, get more critical

@MM1-lospinos

☠☠☠🐀🐀🐀🦴🦴🦴

@FannyDitomene

the bible says "we are in the world but not from the world". This blind faith in charismatic strangers on social network, what is up with that ? What is the void those so called guru are filling in people's heart so that one could blindly follow complete strangers on social media and abandoned theire life to them. It is really scary.

@janaimes4070

Absolutely insane….that interview is wild😮