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Michael Marshall is the project director of the Good Thinking Society and president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He is the co-host of the Skeptics with a K podcast, interviews proponents of pseudoscience on the Be Reasonable podcast, has given skeptical talks all around the world, and has lectured at several universities on the role of PR in the media. He became editor of The Skeptic in August 2020.

Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther

Millions of TikTokers viewed claims that all pilots know the earth is flat... except, I'm the person in the videos, and that's not what I said

The UK has some of the safest tap water in the world – despite what Water2 claim

Water2 sells pricey water filters to rid your tap water of harmful contaminants – the problem is, UK tap water is already incredibly safe

Journalism relies on expert voices – AI is only going to make that harder

Our media demands quotes from experts to add context and authenticity to a story - it isn't ready for a world where expertise is instant... and fake

Google’s AI promoted unproven mushroom supplement with questionable testimonials

Lignosus claims that their mushroom supplement treats COPD – serious claims based on no evidence, yet Google's AI search actively endorsed it

You should take the opportunity to see pseudoscience up close – here’s how

Attending pseudoscience events in person is one of the best ways for a skeptic to understand the appeal of woo – especially if you follow our top tips

Leaked footage reveals the ‘psychic’ behind antivaxxer Joseph Mercola

Leaked footage shows leading anti-vaxxer Joseph Mercola calling for people to "march with weapons" against vets, during consultation with ‘psychic’

The conspiracy-adjacent politicians finding allies in Sovereign Citizens

Former politicians like Andrew Bridgen, Ben Habib and Godfrey Bloom happily sat by as conspiracy theorists were taught sovereign citizen legal woo

A psychic child bride and ghostly inspiration: the invention of chiropractic

Daniel David Palmer, the inventor of chiropractic, claimed his movement was inspired by spiritual communication with the ghost of a doctor
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