🚨 TEDx Under Fire: Laura Owens weaponizing FAKE domestic violence for attention and TEDxTalk 🚨
Pregnancy scammer Laura Michelle Owens gave her now-infamous TEDx talk on Dec 4, 2021 — hosted by Mercer Island High School and organized by Claes-Fredrik Mannby (@mannby).
Now, the school itself wants it gone.
After #LauraMichelleOwens documented a pattern of deception - including a 2023 Maricopa County Family Court ruling finding she falsified evidence, altered medical records, and committed perjury in a paternity case involving Clayton Echard - the school has formally requested removal of the talk and distanced itself from her entirely.
Owens was later indicted in 2025 on 14 felony counts, including fraud, perjury, and identity theft.
Yet the TEDx video remains up.
This directly contradicts TEDx guidelines, which require accurate, fact-checked content. Talks spreading misinformation can - and should - be removed.
Leaving this talk online:
• Amplifies proven falsehoods
• Damages victims like Mike Marraccini
• Undermines TEDx’s own credibility
Even @ChickenSoupSoul pulled Owens’ content after her scams were exposed.
@mannby@TEDx@TEDTalks - what’s the delay?
Remove the talk. Do the right thing.
Laura Owens playing a victim hurts the real ones and makes a mockery of real survivors.
Need proof?
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#JusticeForClayton
#JusticeForGreg
#JusticeForMike
#JusticeForAllVictimsOfLauraMichelleOwens
#DomesticViolenceFRAUD
#PregnancyHOAX
#PaternitySCHEME
#LoveTrapped
.@TEDx@TEDTalks - why is it that other platforms are willing to remove any previous #LauraMichelleOwens’ interviews or talks, where she perpetuates her fake victim narratives, lies, and scams yet you refuse to take down her defamatory TEDx about her victim Mike Marraccini. It’s over two years since the truth of Laura Owens’ lies has come to light - it’s shameful her TEDx talk is still up. She’s facing 14 felony counts for fraudulent schemes, perjury, evidence tampering and identity theft. This woman is a CON ARTIST that abuses the men who reject her.
#TEDX #ConArtist #Abuser #Perjury #JusticeForAllVictimsOfLauraMichelleOwens
@jim_warshauer@Bederowlaw Lots of important people championed saville. It was only after he died that the full extent of his disgusting crimes came out. As in lots of historic crimes, some people in power kept things quiet. I'm pretty sure the king was as much in the dark as the rest of the country.