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Mark Horne
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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.
Michael Yeadon; or why we should listen to the scientists who listen to the scientists
Michael Yeadon, a former scientist at Pfizer, becoming one of the most prolific sources of pandemic pseudoscience shows that even experts aren't immune from misinformation
Vernon Coleman: how the Pandemic has brought some unpleasant people new fame
Former doctor Vernon Coleman's emergence as a star of the COVID-19 conspiracy movement is little surprise, given his prolific career of misinformation
The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be an unsolved mystery to be interesting
A new book sheds light on the origins of the black pyramids of GüÃmar, and shows how there are better explanations than ancient aliens
The Lacerta Files and its reptilian hybrids show the persistence of appealing myths
Twenty years after it was published, the Lacerta interview continues to inspire conspiracy YouTubers, UFO believers, and all manner of extraordinary claims.
The conspiracy theorists scaremongering about UN Agenda 21 have obviously not read Agenda 21
Viral claims on social media warn of a grim, totalitarian future under the UN's Agenda 21... none of which even remotely resemble the real Agenda 21 goals
Coming to terms: the words believers, skeptics and the general public use differently
Sometimes it feels like skeptics are speaking a different language to everyone else - here's our guide to the times what we mean differs from what people hear
Paul McCartney and The Bates Method of eyesight restoration
While it might come with high-profile adherents like Paul McCartney, when it comes to improving eyesight, the Bates Method is good For No One
From chemtrails to COVID-19, Naomi Wolf’s prolific promotion of pseudoscience
Over the years, author Naomi Wolf has spread all manner of misinformation - from misleading statistics to chemtrails and COVID-19 conspiracy theories
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