Peter Popoff

Peter George Popoff (born July 2, 1946) is a German-born American televangelist, charlatan, debunked clairvoyant, and faith healer. He was exposed in 1986 by stage magician James Randi for using a concealed earpiece to receive radio messages from his wife, who gave him the names, addresses, and ailments of audience members during Popoff-led religious services. Popoff falsely claimed that God revealed this information to him so that Popoff could cure them through faith healing. He went bankrupt the next year, but made a comeback in the late 1990s. Beginning in the mid-2000s, Popoff bought TV time to promote "Miracle Spring Water" on late-night infomercials, and referred to himself as a prophet. "Miracle Spring Water" promotions, with testimonials by people claiming cures from illness and financial gains attributed to Popoff's "miracle" water, were still running on TV channels in the United States and Canada in 2025, and were running in the UK, leading to a fine by communications regulator Ofcom for breaching the Broadcasting Code.