My Discovery News update on the 'Wild Boy' who appeared in Berlin last year claiming amnesia and that he'd spent 5 years living in the woods. It's a weird story, and you can read it HERE.
Hoaxes
New Issue: Book Plagiarism and Whether Psychics Could Have Stopped the Boston Bombing!
If you haven't seen the new issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, you're missing out! I have a feature article on plagiarism I found in a book about vampires from a famous publisher, and a column about whether accurate psychic information could have stopped the Boston...
‘The Secret’, Pseudoscience, and the Law of Attraction
I'm quoted in a new Salon.com article about the (pseudoscientific) Law of Attraction and the bestselling pap "The Secret"... You can read it HERE.
Psychic Ordered to Pay $7 Million in Lawsuit
This is a story I originally covered for Discovery News from the start: The owners of a Texas ranch raided by police based on a psychic’s bogus information about a massacre have sued the psychic, winning a $6.8 million judgment. You can read the story HERE.
Child Abductions By Strangers Very Rare
My piece on Discovery News about the rarity of stranger child abductions; kids are in far greater danger of being abused, abducted, or killed by their parents than any stranger. You can read it HERE.
Upcoming UFO Documentary Promises Proof of Pint-Size Alien
Here's my new Discovery News piece about an upcoming "documentary" UFO film including a dubious autopsy of a tiny alien/leprechaun body. You can read it HERE. Real alien or real hoax? You decide!
Update on Bigfoot DNA Study: Paper Includes Hoaxed Reference
The story that I and many other reported on about the recent news that Melba Ketchum has sequenced Bigfoot DNA keeps getting stranger. A new piece by Sharon Hill of Doubtful News notes that a sharp-eyed skeptic found that one of Ketchum's references is actually to a...
Why Coffee Doesn’t Go in Your Butt
Recently I was asked by Discovery News to explain to the public why coffee doesn't go in your butt. Yep, this is what my life has come to; at least I got to debunk a few urban legends. You can read it HERE.
Crop Circles Explained
My overview article on crop circles was recently posted at LiveScience.com! You can read it HERE.
I’m Quoted by NBC News Offering Investigation Tips
Recently NBC News contacted me asking for my opinion on a baby-snatching eagle video that went viral. I offered a few tips that suggested that it was a bogus video; you can read the story HERE.