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Conspiracy Theories

Agent Swift and sinking Tuvalu: Inventing fake conspiracy theories to teach critical thinking

Dave Hahn -
Studying the details of conspiracy theories can take students so far, but they learn so much more by having to invent their own fake conspiracy plots
Conspiracy Theories

Earthquake conspiracy theories flourished in the wake of last year’s disaster in Turkey

Serdar Basegmez -
One year on from the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey, conspiracy theories as to its cause and meaning continue to spread
Climate Change

The radicalisation of “Joan”: a true-life account of one colleague’s slide into conspiracism

Anonymous -
"Joan" was always interested in off-the-wall ideas, but over time she became increasingly drawn into deeper and deeper conspiracy theories
Conspiracy Theories

A Swift conspiracy: why almost all major celebrities get accused of being in the Illuminati

Dave Hahn -
Almost without fail, the latest big celebrity gets falsely accused of being members of the Illuminati - and now they've come for Taylor Swift
Climate Change

The recent Glasgow Low Emission Zone protest turned out to be more of a ‘low information zone’

Brian Eggo -
Glasgow's Low Emission Zone protest drew support from QAnon believers and antivaxxers - even Piers Corbyn turned up, to collect money from the crowd
Conspiracy Theories

Andrew Bridgen’s debate on Covid vaccine deaths: skewed statistics, but no substance

Michael Marshall -
Andrew Bridgen MP promised an honest parliamentary debate on excess deaths since the Covid vaccine rollout - what he gave us was clearly not that
Conspiracy Theories

Knowledge Fight podcast wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall -
Knowledge Fight podcast has today been named the 2023 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Conspiracy Theories

Why inaccuracies in Bill Cooper’s influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
Bill Cooper's highly-influential 1990s conspiracy theory book Behold A Pale Horse is riddled with inaccuracies - but for fans, these errors are actually proof that he was right
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