What is The Tinder Swindler's IQ Score?

The Tinder Swindler has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 41/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 9/50 Educational Value, and 50/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Tinder Swindler educational?

The Tinder Swindler is low on educational value, 9/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

The Tinder Swindler , IQ Score 128/200

The Tinder Swindler has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

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128/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

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Why you should trust this score

Methodology reviewed by Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician scientist. Master of Public Health, with substantial coursework in research methodology. Reviews the rubric and its application across the adult catalog.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,324 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Felicity Morris's 2022 Netflix documentary about Simon Leviev, an Israeli con artist who used Tinder to defraud women across Europe. The structural commitment, letting the victims tell the story of their own deception without judgmental framing, is what separates it from the standard online-romance-scam treatment.

Anthropologically serious work about how modern dating-app architecture creates the conditions for the con.

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