Subjects of Interest
Myron Grace
Screenworks Entertainment
Myron Grace has claimed that he contracted smallpox while serving in the U.S. Navy, a disease declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980. The first known instance of this claim appears in a Facebook post he made on February 28, 2020. In it, Myron Grace describes himself as a smallpox survivor who was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1987 after a “serious battle” with the virus. However, the last naturally occurring case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977, and the last known case in the United States occurred in 1949. Today, the virus exists only under strict containment in two laboratories, one in the United States and one in Russia.
If Myron Grace had somehow contracted smallpox while on active duty, a virtual impossibility, it would have been a major international medical incident requiring extensive quarantine, documentation, and investigation. I found no record of such a case in military archives, public databases, or scientific literature. There's simply no credible precedent to support his claim.
This reference to smallpox fits into a broader pattern of exaggerated, confusing, and often contradictory claims that Myron Grace makes in his promotional and public posts. Whether it's inflated sales figures, shifting health conditions, or references to disease and disability, he frequently injects emotionally charged or dramatic language into his online presence. It appears designed not to inform, but to provoke sympathy or urgency, especially among readers unfamiliar with the underlying facts. The smallpox claim isn't just inaccurate. It's an example of how Myron Grace appears to manipulate misinformation to build credibility and solicit engagement from unsuspecting audiences.
Myron Grace has also referred to himself publicly as a “wounded veteran.” While the term may carry emotional weight, it typically implies an injury sustained in the line of duty, visible, physical, and documented. In Myron Grace’s case, the only medical context he has publicly linked to his discharge is the smallpox claim. But contracting smallpox, especially decades after the disease was eradicated, wouldn't meet the traditional or legal definition of being “wounded” in service.
His use of emotionally weighted terminology seems aimed at garnering sympathy, invoking patriotism, and deflecting criticism. In a separate post dated November 27, 2019, Myron Grace describes himself as critically ill from “respiratory and muscular issues” allegedly tied to his military service. He claims he has been denied support from the U.S. government since 2012 and pleads for financial help to buy medication and survive the holidays. He writes that “the government does not care if I have my medicine to stay alive.” These posts present an image of a discarded veteran fighting to survive, but without independently verifiable evidence, they serve more as emotional appeals than factual accounts.
In another post, from October 14, 2020, Myron Grace pivots from illness to salesmanship. Here, he refers to being hurt during his first 90 days in the Navy, now adding that he suffers from autoimmune issues affecting his ability to walk. Despite these claims, the post is primarily a pitch for business services, offering social media promotion, radio exposure, author marketing, and website design through his company, Screenworks Entertainment. The ad-like structure emphasizes rates, client counts, and promotional packages while continuing to lean on his veteran status as a form of credibility.
Myron Grace also claims that he has never received VA benefits. This assertion, too, raises red flags. If someone is truly a wounded or disabled veteran, as he repeatedly suggests, they would typically be eligible for benefits, especially if discharged honorably and if the illness or injury was service-connected. The Department of Veterans Affairs has strict but well-documented eligibility guidelines. While some veterans are denied benefits, the idea that someone suffering from a severe service-connected illness like smallpox would receive nothing strains credibility.
I have submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Archives and Records Administration to obtain a copy of Myron Grace’s military discharge paperwork, commonly referred to as a DD-214. I'm sure they're tired of my name since I've requested hundreds in the past. This form provides verified information on an individual’s branch of service, discharge date, rank, awards, deployments, and discharge status. While it doesn't list specific medical conditions or disabilities, it can indicate whether a discharge was for medical reasons. That will be crucial information for evaluating the truth behind Myron Grace’s claims.
I intend to submit this report, along with the supporting screenshots, to the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA should be made aware that a veteran is publicly claiming to have contracted smallpox while in service, a disease declared eradicated decades ago and virtually impossible to contract. If Myron Grace is actively pursuing or receiving disability benefits based on this claim, the VA has a responsibility to determine whether that claim is legitimate. And if he isn't receiving benefits, perhaps this attention will help him obtain the support he says he has been denied. Either way, the VA deserves to know the facts, and the truth deserves scrutiny.
Together, these vague and contradictory assertions, being “wounded,” having had smallpox, not receiving VA support, and suffering from an “autoimmune" issue, create a story that appears designed more for emotional manipulation than for conveying fact. These stories often end with a plea for money. Yet on September 13, 2020, Myron Grace posted a public offer to give out loans, stating he was “giving out money to people in the next 90 days” if they could pay a ten percent fee upfront. He asks for money in some posts while claiming to have money to lend in others. This type of arrangement resembles the structure of an advance-fee loan scam, where individuals are asked to pay a percentage of a promised loan before receiving any funds. If people paid him expecting financial help that never materialized, it could indicate behavior consistent with financial misrepresentation or fraud. It's another example of the kind of sensational rhetoric Myron Grace uses to build credibility with an audience that may not realize just how implausible these claims really are.
Disclaimer: This journal entry isn't intended to disgrace Mr. Grace. It's meant to inform potential future clients: authors, musicians, and other creative professionals about Mr. Grace’s long history of unverifiable credentials, frequent legal threats, unsubstantiated marketing claims, and repeated use of public legal filings that raise serious questions about his business practices. Readers are encouraged to review all publicly available records and make their own informed decisions.
Click the links below for more detailed breakdowns of Myron Grace’s public claims, promotional tactics, and professional history. Each entry covers a specific year or topic and includes documented patterns, contradictions, and red flags.
Why did you create Misleading by Design?
As a writer, I’ve experienced the joy of creating stories but also the frustration of navigating the publishing world. Behind the scenes, the process of marketing a book is filled with scams, schemes, and people looking to take advantage of authors. With over 30 years of experience in intelligence and investigations, I realized I could use those skills along with my writing background to help expose the bad actors in our industry and beyond. Misleading by Design is my way of fighting back.
Your projects seem all over the place. Why not just stick to one subject or theme?
At first glance, my projects might seem scattered. I write about ghost stories, spiritual preservation, investigative reporting, and even political analysis. But they all serve one purpose. Each one invites readers to interpret what they see based on their own beliefs, experiences, and instincts. That's the heart of Branching Plot Books. Whether it's a scroll sealed with a forgotten soul, a book that can be read multiple ways, or a report that exposes something hidden in plain sight, the goal is the same. I want readers to take an active role, to question the surface, and decide what they believe is real. The stories may differ, but the purpose is always connected.
What is Misleading by Design’s Briefing Room?
It’s an investigative blog that exposes political bias, fraud, scams, and manipulation in institutions that claim to educate or protect the public. That includes universities, publishing platforms, corporate programs, and anything else hiding an agenda behind a professional front.
Who runs this blog?
I do. Arthur Mills. I’m a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 and former All-Source Intelligence Technician with 31 years of experience in intelligence and investigations. I’ve tracked extremist threats, exposed political corruption, and led intelligence operations. I’ve seen what real indoctrination looks like, and I’m calling it out when I see it again. This time in classrooms and consumer markets.
Are you affiliated with any political group?
No. I don’t work for any party, PAC, campaign, or media outlet. I’m not here to push an agenda or play politics. I’m here to expose whoever’s lying, misrepresenting, or manipulating others, regardless of which side they’re on.
When I worked in the private sector, I conducted opposition research and tracked domestic extremist groups from across the political spectrum. I’ve investigated threats from both the left and the right. I don’t excuse violence, bias, or propaganda just because it aligns with one side’s agenda. If you're hiding your motives behind credentials, credentials behind ideology, or ideology behind fake neutrality, you're part of the problem. And you’ll show up here.
Why are you investigating food? What does this have to do with Branching Plot Books?
Because it’s the most common scam nobody talks about. Fast food chains show thick burgers and crisp fries in their ads, then hand you a flattened mess in a greasy bag. Grocery stores use packaging that promises quality but delivers bland, shriveled, or half-empty products. It’s manipulation through presentation. They sell the illusion, not the item.
And that’s the same trick used in education, politics, publishing, and everywhere else. If they can sell you a lie in a sandwich, they can sell it anywhere.
Misleading by Design fits the larger mission of Branching Plot Books by turning real-world scams into something the reader has to question, interpret, and investigate. Like my other projects, it doesn’t hand you answers. It gives you evidence, patterns, and contradictions, then dares you to put the pieces together. Whether it’s testimonies from the lost souls, curriculum bias, staged food ads, or publishing cons, the goal is the same: to make you rethink what you’ve been told and see how easily truth gets packaged, sold, and distorted.
What made you investigate American Military University?
Because it claims to train intelligence and homeland security professionals. What it’s actually doing is grooming students to think one way, speak one way, and ignore anything that doesn’t fit the school's left-wing agenda. That isn’t education. That's political indoctrination.
When I was tracking domestic extremist groups, I kept asking the same question. Where does this hate come from? What feeds it? I suspected the root was in their education. What they were taught. What they were not taught. That includes schools and universities.
After retiring from the military, I decided to get the formal education to match my experience. I chose a degree in Counter-Terrorism from American Military University. It promotes itself as a leader in intelligence, counter-terrorism, and homeland defense. It’s one of the largest programs of its kind. On paper, it looked like the right fit.
It wasn’t.
Course after course, it became clear that AMU wasn’t teaching students how to counter terrorism. It was teaching them how to adopt one worldview. How to view one side as the enemy. How to justify violence and extremism from the other. This wasn’t counter-terrorism. It was a curriculum on how to become a left-wing extremist.
I document everything. The entire report is published on The Briefing Room, in serialized form. I sent it to professors and top university officials. They ignored it. They didn’t defend their curriculum. They didn’t ask for clarification. They ignored me. They know I’m on to them.
That's why I’m staying in the program. I’m not there for the degree anymore. I don’t need it. I’m there to finish the investigation. American Military University has built a propaganda machine. And I plan to expose every part of it.
Do you accept tips or leads?
Yes. If you’ve seen something worth investigating, send it through my contact page. I check everything personally.
This includes curriculum bias at any level, from elementary schools to universities. If you’ve seen political agendas being pushed in grade school lesson plans, high school classrooms, college syllabi, or university programs, I want to hear about it. If you’ve dealt with fake credentials, unethical hiring, publishing fraud, corporate indoctrination, or institutional censorship, send it in. I follow evidence, not agendas.
If something feels off and you think no one else will touch it, send it anyway. I’ll look into it.
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