Hypnotic Assassins- Is This Real?

It certainly appears to be genuine; and I can't find anything indicating it was faked in anyway. If you can please post it.

If it is authentic it is very interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9J6O6soHA&spfreload=5

He is certainly not above hoaxes, which has jaded his credibility some- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/oct/08/broadcasting.channel41

This guy seems to have caught Brown lying:

Debunking Derren Brown: Sacrifice, Miracle & More - YouTube

 
I tend to think 'hypnosis' would be associated with 'charmers' in scripture:
https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=charm&qs_version=KJV

Could they have released evidence that the CIA was involved in these sort of things?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7920010/cia-mkultra-mind-control-drugs-hypnosis-electric-documents/