Conspiracy Theories

What does the recent UK election mean for skepticism and pseudoscience?

The recent UK election saw conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers leave office, and pseudoscience candidates fail at the ballot box

Taylor Swift conspiracy theories owe more to misogyny than the Illuminati

Attributing Taylor Swift's success to a 2009 Illuminati humiliation ritual merely seeks to rob a successful female artist of her agency and credit for her own career

Redemption or ruse? Russell Brand’s conversion to Christianity examined

Comedian turned conspiracist guru Russell Brand recently announced his conversion to Christianity - but is his a story of redemption, or an attempt to evade scrutiny?

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.

Immunity to fake news: ‘Foolproof’ gives us vaccination without needles

Sander van der Linden’s Foolproof seeks to identify why we fall for fake news, and how we can defend ourselves against believing falsehoods

Given his rising influence, the case for debating RFK Jr has never been more urgent

Dr Peter Hotez owes nobody a debate, and RFK Jr’s diehard fans will never be convinced, but a rhetorically skilled vaccine expert appealing to fence-sitters in Joe Rogan’s audience is too good an opportunity to miss.

Whisper it quietly and go heavy on the caveats, but David Icke is right

In this one, limited, highly-specific, and particularly niche way, yes, David Icke was actually right about something.

Europa: The Last Battle – the antisemitic documentary going viral among the far right

The makers of the viral documentary Europa: The Last Battle want viewers to believe Jewish people rule and control the world - and they have a far-right audience primed to believe it
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