[andrepd]

Apparently to the surprise of many! Some people really are terminally gullible.

[moffkalast]

How can you tell if a rich/powerful person is lying?

Rule of thumb: Their mouth is moving.

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Rule of thumb: people don't get to be rich and powerful by being decent and honest.

[HWR_14]

This particular example inherited his fathers business, which was valuable enough that a half-share was sufficient to move him onto the Forbes 400 list.

Although his father also trained him not to be decent or honest.