Is Theresa Caputo a Fake? The Truth Behind Long Island Medium
For years, we’ve all been entranced by Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo. We’ve watched her on various shows not only raising a family but also connecting strangers with their deceased loved ones. She is a psychic medium, after all.
Investigative Journalism Reveals Doubts
In 2012, Inside Edition sent a reporter to one of her live shows to investigate the accuracy of her readings. “On TV, she’s almost always dead right, but at her live shows, we watched her strike out time and again,” the report revealed.
The investigator for Inside Edition, Mark Edward, claimed that Theresa used classic psychic techniques to trick the audience. One technique is called cold reading, which means the medium is able to throw out generalized questions until someone can relate.
Uncovering Deceptive Practices
Another technique Theresa allegedly uses is that when she gets something wrong, she will blame the spirit, telling guests that the spirit meant to relay the message to another individual. Though some are skeptical when it comes to the truth behind the Long Island medium, not everyone is convinced she’s a fake. In a 2014 interview with Hello Beautiful, one client of Theresa’s revealed that her session was very intimate, and she did not feel the reality star’s reading was a scam.
Denying Accusations
Theresa herself has spoken out against her biggest critics and defended her supernatural talent. “I always say it is not my fault or spirit’s fault that there are only so many ways that people can die and common burdens and guilt that we might carry,” she explained to Paper magazine in 2018.
“During my sessions, I want the spirit to talk about things that not only no one would ever know about, but that you experienced. Because nobody can take away from you what you experienced or tell you what you experienced wasn’t real.”
Real Drama, Real Life
Along with her readings, the personal drama audiences see on her shows is also very genuine. “From the day I signed up to do Long Island along with my entire family, we said that we were going to share our life,” Theresa, 52, said of her separation and later divorce from her husband of 28 years, Larry. “It is [hard]. But again, what I am doing is helping people.”
Theresa Caputo’s Continued Popularity
A gentleman came up to me recently and said to me, ‘I want to thank you for sharing what you are going through, because my wife and I were watching the show and we said that is us.’ They put themselves in therapy.
Though there are skeptics and fans alike, Theresa is certainly still popular among TV audiences. After 14 seasons of Long Island Medium, Theresa returned to TV with a new series, Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits. Catch new episodes on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST on Lifetime.