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Mark Horne is a former board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He currently works in higher education fundrasing and has previously been a copywriter, researcher and campaigner.

Hugo Talks – a lot: the prominent conspiracy theorist channel that recently found religion

Popular conspiracy channel Hugo Talks has taken a hard pivot into Christianity, but the supposed 'one-world religion' isn't about to be imposed by the UN any time soon

Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon’s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the ‘food apocalypse’

Rachel Elnaugh, whose business found fame on Dragon's Den, has been criticised for her plans for the Peak District and her slide into Covid conspiracism

Turn off The Light: taking community action against misinformation and hate speech

When the free, conspiracy-laden antivax newspaper The Light began to circulate around Stroud, Gloucestershire, one group of concerned locals decided enough was enough

Tall tales: ancient British giants, Stonehenge, and the mythological founding of Albion

Was Britain really founded by a race of ancient mythical giants? Obviously not, but try telling that to attendees at the Awakenings Expo

When the Ancient Aliens came to Blackpool: reporting from Awakenings Expo 2022

At the Awakenings Expo in Blackpool, Ancient Aliens celebrities Erich von Däniken and Giorgio A Tsoukalos sought to distance themselves from the more extreme alien claims

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

In the decades since his death, Nikola Tesla has taken on a mythical status among his devoted followers, who attribute to him all manner of groundbreaking - and ultimately suppressed - inventions

Elizabethan Skepticism: How “A Discoverie of Witchcraft” pushed back against a moral panic

While still a product of it's time, Reginald Scot's "A Discoverie of Witchcraft" in 1584 offered common-sense challenges to the moral panic around witchcraft

The Anti-Vax Truthpaper: Putting The Light under the spotlight

The Light - the anti-vaccination newspaper started by a prominent flat earther - has increasingly pivoted to spreading far right extremist conspiracy theories
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