Isn’t it time to shut down the fake credentials industry?

11:51 18/05/2023

Below are a famous Alexis de Tocqueville quote to kick off my latest University World News essay and the first three paragraphs. (My original title was Fake Education Credentials: Wink, Nod, Buy & Sell, which was probably changed for legal reasons.) If you’re intrigued, read the article in its entirety. In this era of fake news, it’s fitting that the fake credentials industry is booming in nations of hustlers.

Below are a famous Alexis de Tocqueville quote to kick off my latest University World News essay and the first three paragraphs. (My original title was Fake Education Credentials: Wink, Nod, Buy & Sell, which was probably changed for legal reasons.) If you’re intrigued, read the article in its entirety. In this era of fake news, it’s fitting that the fake credentials industry is booming in nations of hustlers.

Shalom (שלום), MAA

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?

-Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835

I recently stumbled upon a company that sells faux education credentials because one of its representatives is a loyal follower of my blog An International Educator in Viet Nam. Since I have written a lot about rogue providers (unaccredited educational institutions) and diploma mills, most based in the US, maybe s/he wants to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in the “market” outside of the US, where the company is based. Yes, even useful, legitimate information can be misused, including for the fake credentials industry.

Same Day Diplomas, whose taglines are Fast Diplomas, Transcripts and Certificates – Trusted Since 2001 and The best in novelty certificates, replacement diplomas, transcripts, and props since 2001, offers a wide selection of printed documents, including GED, high school, college and university diplomas and transcripts, plus certificates, e.g., TAFE, GCSE, DELTA, CELTA, TESOL, IELTS.