by Admin | May 20, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism
I spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with conspiracies and conspiracy theories. Over the years I’ve written about dozens and dozens of conspiracy theories, including the Obama birthers, the Sandy Hook shootings (for which I still receive hate e-mails), Osama...
by Admin | May 16, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Films, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange
In the recent episode, we discuss a few pandemic-related things that set off some skeptical alarms over social media this past week. Then we are joined by Southern California-based comedian and film editor Emery Emery to talk about his soon-to-be-released...
by Admin | May 15, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Health and Medicine, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Research, Science, Skepticism
With all the recent news, here’s a timely passage from a recent article I wrote: “One element of conspiracy thinking is that those who disagree are either stupid (gullible ‘sheeple’ who believe and parrot everything they see in the...
by Admin | May 14, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Folklore, Media Literacy, News, Research, Skepticism, Urban legends
So this is cool… I’m quoted in a recent article in Rolling Stone about rumors of “coronavirus parties.” ...
by Admin | May 13, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Ghosts, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism
I recently wrote a column Russ Dobler at Adventures in Poor Taste… When I encounter people raising questions or researching topics such as ghosts or Bigfoot, I’m often disappointed (and a bit baffled) by their seeming lack of genuine interest in...
