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Dragons’ Den embroiled in ‘fakery’ row as entrepreneur claims bosses recruited her to take part

Dragons' Den 2024 has become embroiled in a fakery row, with an entrepreneur from last week's show being accused of selling 'snake oil'

Users on TikTok accused Boxer of selling “snake oil”- a term used to describe deceptive marketing or a scam. “This programme has therefore caused a great deal of upset and anger in the ME/CFS [Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] patient community.” “We went through the different stages of the application process and there was so much due diligence and they really looked into every part of my business before I went in to pitch to the Dragons,” she then claimed.

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