Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories – history, news, commentary, extreme beliefs and the factors that shape them

Conspiracy Theories

Why do people ignore evidence, and what actually changes minds?

Zion Lights - 5th December 2025

Evidence alone won't change people's minds – we need to be empathetic, and understanding of who they are and what values they hold

Conspiracy Theories

Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752

Mike Hall - 5th November 2025

When the calendar skipped two weeks in 1752, the cause wasn't 'phantom time', but the incompatibility of the Julian and Gregorian calendars

Conspiracy Theories

Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues

Dave Hahn - 29th October 2025

Predictive programming is the conspiracy theorist's belief that those in power first signal their nefarious intent via films and pop culture to normalise their schemes

Conspiracy Theories

The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy

Mike Hall - 13th October 2025

Theories that the Titanic never sank, and that it was switched for another ship as part of an insurance con, ignore irrefutable counter-evidence

Conspiracy Theories

Schrödinger’s Client List: why the Epstein conspiracy theory will not go away

Dave Hahn - 10th September 2025

Donald Trump's team has spent years cultivating a conspiracist base - it won't be so easy for him to move on from his close associations with Jeffrey Epstein

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