The Cult of Keith Raniere
General
Marc Elliot’s NXIVM Claim: 42 Billionaires; & Raniere’s Take Home IQ Test
Marc Elliot made an extraordinary claim about NXIVM attracting billionaires.
Marc Elliot made an extraordinary claim about NXIVM attracting billionaires.
A reader writes: I think the reason Raniere isn’t a figurehead for NXIVM is that he cannot legally be running a network marketing company as per his agreement with the state of NY.*
A reader writes about some of Raniere’s dubious claims and has other insights of interest:
This website – with the help of readers – apparently debunked one of Keith Raniere’s claims – that of him tying the New York State record for the 100 yard dash.
Question: If you come to a Vanguard because he tells you he can teach you the truth – about yourself and the world – does he have to be a truthful person himself?
Raniere’s bio on his website is sort of an IQ test in and of itself. If you believe it, without verifying, and then you follow him based on it, you have a really low IQ.
While it seems likely that Keith Raniere was not telling the truth when he told people he tied for the state record in the 100 yard dash.
How sad it is when you discover your Vanguard has lied to you.
![Is Keith Raniere really one of the smartest people in the world? The only proof offered that he is, is the fact that he once took a 50 question take home test designed by a librarian who formed a so-called society called the Mega Society. Raniere took the test home with him and completed it [with the possible help of others] in the 1980's. The founder of the society said he scored in the top three test takers of the several dozen people who took the test.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.frpbn.com%2Fmedia%2F2016_01_1024x1024-13-600x398.jpg%3Ft%3D2026-04-11T02%253A17%253A51.457Z&w=3840&q=75)
There is a 26 year old article published in the Times Union on a then 27 year old man named Keith Raniere.
More questions from readers:
