Quico Toro
Writer and editor
Quico Toro is a writer and editor who co-wrote Charlatans with Moisés Naím. The book explores how swindlers win people's trust and why they thrive today.
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About Quico Toro
Quico Toro is a writer and editor. With Moisés Naím, he wrote Charlatans, a book about how grifters, swindlers and hucksters fool the media, the markets and ordinary people. In Charlatans, the two authors argue that modern con artists prey on the same weak spots in human thinking as old-time snake-oil sellers. They describe today's charlatans as operating online and across borders, from health gurus to promoters of Ponzi schemes. Toro has also talked about the book in interviews, covering topics such as confirmation bias and a Venetian-era trickster named Mamugnà.