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Conspiracy Theories

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

Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 22nd September 2023

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

Conspiracy Theories

The Rothschild family, and the modern conspiracy theory industry

Mike Rothschild - 20th September 2023

For 200 years, antisemitic conspiracy theories have centred on one Jewish family in particular: The Rothschilds. A new book, 'Jewish Space Lasers', looks at why that family became a target for conspiracists.

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The real story behind those crystal skulls Indiana Jones went looking for

Sean Slater - 31st July 2023

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may have disappointed, but the crystal skulls are real, and their history is fascinating

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Regality in the modern world: can a skeptic be a monarchist?

Gabriel Andrade - 17th May 2023

As the world watched on at the coronation of Charles Windsor, it's reasonable to ask: is there still a role for monarchy in the modern world?

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What really happened in the case of the Great Seattle Windshield Mystery of 1954?

Sean Slater - 14th April 2023

When residents of a small town near Seattle began to notice mysterious dents in their car windscreens, a full-scale panic was born - but was it real?

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Rumford Place: the Liverpool monument still celebrating slavery and the US confederacy

Tom Williamson - 3rd April 2023

Buried deep in Liverpool's business district stands the city's surprisingly-recent tributes to the losing side of the US Civil War - complete with plaques celebrating the confederacy

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