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Could I make six figures from my couch? Influencers said yes – so I tried

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Could I make six figures from my couch? Influencers said yes – so I tried”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
I was seduced by creators hawking passive income hustles. Like the language used in MLMs, it seemed too good to be true A very specific kind of content began taking over my social media feeds at the end of last year.
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Could I make six figures from my couch? Influencers said yes – so I tried
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