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Qanon’s references to ‘Adrenochome’ echo old, anti-Semitic Blood Libel myths
Adrenochrome has become a central part of the Qanon theory, despite 'Q' never mentioning it; its history is long, and deeply anti-Semitic.
David Icke’s 2018 tour sowed the seeds for a return to the conspiracy mainstream
David Icke's 2018 tour sanitised some of his more outré claims and played to the free speech gallery, readying his return to the mainstream.
Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’
'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.
Christmas as we know it is appropriated, co-opted, bastardised… and thoroughly magical
There's plenty to be skeptical about when it comes to the origins of Christmas, but that won't stop me embracing the warmth and magic of it all.
Anti-vaxxers are dangerously wrong, but we should be wary of writing them off as stupid or selfish
If we want to be effective in countering anti-vaxxers, we need to understand their arguments, and why people believe them.
History is written by the victors, and the losers, and by everyone else as well
There is no single 'true' version of history - pretending there is merely props up the status quo, rather than advancing our understanding
French scientist Didier Raoult given Rusty Razor Award for pseudoscience
French microbiologist Didier Raoult has been given the 2020 Rusty Razor for his promotion of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment.
From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive
The techniques developed by affiliate marketers to spread scam products mirrors the way in which conspiracy theories nimbly adapt to spread misinformation
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