{"id":1177,"date":"2025-07-19T12:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T12:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2025-07-20T00:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:27:10","slug":"chris-langans-fake-iq-score-misleading-media-checking-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/chris-langans-fake-iq-score-misleading-media-checking-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Langan&#8217;s fake IQ score | why checking sources is important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chris Langan is an American man who is credited by some sources with an IQ score of 195. Chris himself claims it is \u201csomewhere between 190 and 210\u201d. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDmcoYpTTbE\" title=\"\">Professor Dave<\/a> disputes this claim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8NNCBJEZoM\" title=\"\">YouTuber Omni<\/a> has defended it, asserting there are multiple sources vindicating Chris&#8217; alleged IQ scores. I checked Omni&#8217;s sources and concluded he is wrong. In <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bPpugtov-V0\" title=\"\">this video<\/a> I expose Chris&#8217; fake IQ score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacobsen, Scott Douglas. \u201cSecond Pass of the World Intelligence Network 3.13-4.8 Sigma Societies.\u201d <em>News Intervention<\/em>, 22 October 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsintervention.com\/second-pass-of-the-world-intelligence-network-3-13-4-8-sigma-societies\/\">https:\/\/www.newsintervention.com\/second-pass-of-the-world-intelligence-network-3-13-4-8-sigma-societies\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omni. \u201c\u2018Professor\u2019 Dave Is a FRAUD (Debunking His CTMU Hit-Piece, Point by Point).\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, 2 January 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8NNCBJEZoM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8NNCBJEZoM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Dave Explains. \u201cChris Langan: The Dumbest \u2018Smartest Man\u2019 in the World.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, 17 November 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDmcoYpTTbE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDmcoYpTTbE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat Are the Factors That Affect the Results of an IQ Test? \u2013 IQ Metrics,\u201d 20 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/iqmetrics.org\/what-are-the-factors-that-affect-the-results-of-an-iq-test\/\">https:\/\/iqmetrics.org\/what-are-the-factors-that-affect-the-results-of-an-iq-test\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlson, Roger D. \u201cThe Mega Test.\u201d <em>Test Critiques<\/em>. Edited by Daniel J. Keyser and Richard C. Sweetland. Vol. VIII. Test Corporation of America, 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flew, William. \u201cThe One-in-a-Million I.Q. Test.\u201d <em>Omni Magazine SF Short Stories<\/em>, April 1985. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.williamflew.com\/omni79d.html\">https:\/\/www.williamflew.com\/omni79d.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>forelelyon. \u201cChris Langan ABC Smartest Man in the World.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, 16 April 2009. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1cy9o0lSJpk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1cy9o0lSJpk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacobsen, Scott Douglas. \u201cSecond Pass of the World Intelligence Network 3.13-4.8 Sigma Societies.\u201d <em>News Intervention<\/em>, 22 October 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsintervention.com\/second-pass-of-the-world-intelligence-network-3-13-4-8-sigma-societies\/\">https:\/\/www.newsintervention.com\/second-pass-of-the-world-intelligence-network-3-13-4-8-sigma-societies\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McWhirter, Norris, and Donald McFarlan. <em>The Guinness Book of Records\u202f: 1989<\/em>. Enfield, Middlesex\u202f: Guinness Pub., 1988. <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/guinnessbookofre00dona\">http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/guinnessbookofre00dona<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miyaguchi, David. \u201cMega Test Norms.\u201d Miyaguchi 4 Sigma, 1 November 1997. <a href=\"http:\/\/miyaguchi.4sigma.org\/hoeflin\/meganorm.html\">http:\/\/miyaguchi.4sigma.org\/hoeflin\/meganorm.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omni. \u201c\u2018Professor\u2019 Dave Is a FRAUD (Debunking His CTMU Hit-Piece, Point by Point).\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, 2 January 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8NNCBJEZoM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8NNCBJEZoM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Dave Explains. \u201cChris Langan: The Dumbest \u2018Smartest Man\u2019 in the World.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, 17 November 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDmcoYpTTbE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDmcoYpTTbE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan, Joseph J., and Summer D. Schnakenberg-Ott. \u201cScoring Reliability on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III).\u201d <em>Assessment<\/em> 10.2 (2003): 151\u201359. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1073191103010002006\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1073191103010002006<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saunders, Toby, and Tilda Howard. \u201cThe Highest IQ Recorded in the World in 2024.\u201d <em>BBC Science Focus Magazine<\/em>, 1 November 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/science\/who-has-the-highest-iq\">https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/science\/who-has-the-highest-iq<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cABCNEWS.Com\u202f: 20\/20: Assessing a Genius.\u201d <em>ABC News<\/em>, 9 December 1999. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000817050529\/https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/onair\/2020\/2020_991209_IQ_feature.html\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000817050529\/https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/onair\/2020\/2020_991209_IQ_feature.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChris Langan FAQ &#8211; CTMU Wiki.\u201d <em>CTMU Wiki<\/em>, 20 August 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/ctmucommunity.org\/wiki\/Chris_Langan_FAQ\">https:\/\/ctmucommunity.org\/wiki\/Chris_Langan_FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMega Test.\u201d <em>Hmolpedia A65<\/em>, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eoht.info\/page\/Mega%20Test%20IQ\">https:\/\/www.eoht.info\/page\/Mega%20Test%20IQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOverview of the WAIS\u2013IV\/WMS\u2013IV\/ACS.\u201d Pages 1\u201373 in <em>WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and ACS<\/em>. By Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, Lawrence G. Weiss, and Xiaobin Zhou. Elsevier, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/b978-0-12-386934-0.00001-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/b978-0-12-386934-0.00001-8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/B9780123869340000018\">https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/B9780123869340000018<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOverview of the WAIS\u2013IV\/WMS\u2013IV\/ACS: Advanceed Clinical Interpretation.\u201d Pages 1\u201373 in <em>WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and ACS<\/em>. By Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, Lawrence G. Weiss, and Xiaobin Zhou. Elsevier, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/b978-0-12-386934-0.00001-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/b978-0-12-386934-0.00001-8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/B9780123869340000018\">https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/B9780123869340000018<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Smart Guy | ABC News 20\/20.\u201d <em>ABC News<\/em>, 9 December 1999. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000817050534\/https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/onair\/2020\/transcripts\/2020_991209_iq_trans.html\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000817050534\/https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/onair\/2020\/transcripts\/2020_991209_iq_trans.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat Are the Factors That Affect the Results of an IQ Test? \u2013 IQ Metrics,\u201d 20 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/iqmetrics.org\/what-are-the-factors-that-affect-the-results-of-an-iq-test\/\">https:\/\/iqmetrics.org\/what-are-the-factors-that-affect-the-results-of-an-iq-test\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Langan is an American man who is credited by some sources with an IQ score of 195. Chris himself claims it is \u201csomewhere between 190 and 210\u201d. While Professor Dave disputes this claim, YouTuber Omni has defended it, asserting there are multiple sources vindicating Chris&#8217; alleged IQ scores. 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