November 3, 2018
Nemesis, Nibiru, Planet X, and The End of the World (in 2012)
I simply cannot wait to post on this blog on December 22nd, 2012. When the world hums along like it…
Category: Frauds/Hoaxes/Conspiracies
October 19, 2018
Click Here: A Skeptical Look at Nigerian Email Scams
Regardless of how hard you try to not spread your email address around, you still wind up getting letters from…
October 15, 2018
It’s not the end of the world
It’s December 21st, 2012. The Mayan Calendar has “ended”. But if you’re reading this post, then you survived the apocalypse…
October 15, 2018
How Political Conspiracy Theories Are Born: 3 Case Studies
Online communities, forums, and social media have irrevocably changed the nature of political discourse. Indeed, they can facilitate a revolution.…
October 4, 2018
The ironclad logic of conspiracy theories and how to break it
Peter Ellerton, The University of Queensland As the United Nations warns of the dire consequences of global warming, the commitment…
September 23, 2018
How the £45m Nigerian email scammer was caught
It’s one of the most commonly mocked scams that you’ll find in your emails. It goes something like this: a…
September 14, 2018
Breaking News: White House Formally Acknowledges: “Searching for ET, but no aliens yet”.
Ok, it’s not really breaking news. It’s kinda mundane. But, it’s interesting nonetheless. The White House has formally acknowledged that…
September 8, 2018
Time traveler on a cell phone… in Chaplin footage from 1920s?
A filmmaker by the name of George Clarke is claiming that an extra in Charlie Chaplin’s “The Circus” is talking…
August 27, 2018
Conspiracy Theories: An Interview with Karl Mamer, The Conspiracy Skeptic
Conspiracy theories can sometimes be so compelling and well presented that it can be easy to be swept up in…
August 24, 2018
Is Alex Jones Actually Legendary Comedian Bill Hicks?
Alex Jones and his audience are big fans of some out-there, offensive conspiracy theories. These include the belief that the…
