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{{Cquote|Just a few months later, the previously Teflon-coated James 'The Amazing' Randi was caught at the center of his own scandal when his partner of more than two decades, Jose Alvarez, was caught and pleaded guilty [http://dailygrail.com/Skepticism/2011/9/Randis-Partner-Arrested-Identity-Theft to identity theft], after overstaying his visa in the 1980s. Though many felt sympathy for both Randi and his partner's dilemma, there were also questions over how much Randi knew or was involved in the crime - a not-particularly-good look for the much celebrated champion of truth and honesty.
{{Cquote|Just a few months later, the previously Teflon-coated James 'The Amazing' Randi was caught at the center of his own scandal when his partner of more than two decades, Jose Alvarez, was caught and pleaded guilty [http://dailygrail.com/Skepticism/2011/9/Randis-Partner-Arrested-Identity-Theft to identity theft], after overstaying his visa in the 1980s. Though many felt sympathy for both Randi and his partner's dilemma, there were also questions over how much Randi knew or was involved in the crime - a not-particularly-good look for the much celebrated champion of truth and honesty.
Randi's credibility devolved further earlier this year when Will Storr's book The Heretics brought Randi's [[Social Darwinism|Social Darwinist]]-like philosophies into the spotlight, as well as Randi's own confession that he sometimes lies to win his arguments.<ref>[http://www.dailygrail.com/Skepticism/2013/8/Is-the-Week-Organized-Skepticism-Imploded Is This the Week that Organized Skepticism Imploded?]</ref>}}
Randi's credibility devolved further earlier this year when Will Storr's book ''The Heretics'' brought Randi's [[Social Darwinism|Social Darwinist]]-like philosophies into the spotlight, as well as Randi's own confession that he sometimes lies to win his arguments.<ref>[http://www.dailygrail.com/Skepticism/2013/8/Is-the-Week-Organized-Skepticism-Imploded Is This the Week that Organized Skepticism Imploded?]</ref>}}
According to ''The Daily Telegraph'':
According to ''The Daily Telegraph'':