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Tim Tebow Just Announced He’s “Pausing” His Work With Life Surge After Our Investigation

Yesterday, we published our investigation, in partnership with Pablo Torre Finds Out, about legendary quarterback Tim Tebow’s involvement with Life Surge, a Christian financial seminar company. We detailed complaints from customers who said salespeople used Christianity to persuade them to buy pricey courses, and that they had ended up losing tens of thousands of dollars. […]

Legendary quarterback Tim Tebow has announced he is "pausing" his work with Life Surge, a Christian financial seminar company, following an investigation by WRUF ESPN and Mother Jones. During an appearance at an anti-human-trafficking conference on Friday, Tebow informed a reporter of his decision, saying he was caught off guard by the allegations.

According to Tebow, his team plans to conduct their own investigation and pause their relationship with the company until they can learn more about the facts. The investigation detailed complaints from customers who claimed salespeople used Christianity to persuade them to buy pricey courses, resulting in them losing tens of thousands of dollars.

Life Surge disputed these claims, stating they had no improper sales tactics, including using faith as a sales strategy.

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