TBN backs the guy strongly and I know they are real.
IMO, TBN is a fraud also.
I know the TBN folks are real. They are closer to common folks than sophisticated folks IMO. I think they believe he is real as does a large number of people.
You don't like his style and neither do I. I find it over the top as I do Mexican entertainment on TV, but there is an audience that loves that style, are inspired by that style and they are his audience and mission.
Lastly, go look up who God decides to use for His purposes in the Bible. Usually it was the worst sinners who's lives He changed. So maybe these people are part of a Divine plan. I don't know, but if one or all are phony, their judgment day might be quite harsh.