From the Radford Files archives: There’s an interesting new twist in the quest to lose weight: fake gastric banding surgery. These patients want the benefit of the surgery—in which a band is placed around the stomach to prevent overeating—but don’t want...
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Vatican Investigates Virgin Mary Miracle
From the Radford Files archives: In March, the Vatican began an investigation into miracles and appearances of the Virgin Mary at the famous Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia. According to an Associated Press report, “An international commission of inquiry headed by...
Obama the Muslim Antichrist?
From the Radford Files archives: A recent poll by Harris interactive found that 14 percent of Americans suspect that President Barack Obama may be the Antichrist. Nearly a quarter of Republicans, and 16 percent of Democrats, responded this way. Forty percent...
Wikipedia Uses My Art for Champ Lake Monster Image
The Wikipedia entry for the Champ lake monster features an illustration I did of the famous 1977 Mansi photo (that's either of an unknown aquatic monster or a tree stump, depending on how closely you examine the evidence). Mansi obviously wouldn't give copyright...
Balloon Boy Hoax Based on Eyewitness Testimony
From the Radford Files archives: In October 2009, a six-year-old boy named Falcon Heene was thought by many to have been floating alone through Colorado skies on Thursday in a silvery weather balloon created by his inventor father. It turned out that the whole...
7 Questions with Writer/Director of ‘The Gospel According to Stephenson’
In my new CFI blog I interview the writer/director of a proposed skeptical vampire film. Plus, what prions taste like, and a bad clown... you can read it HERE.
Reality Check: Is America ‘Numb’ to Mass Shootings?
In the wake of a shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College that left at least ten people dead, last week President Obama held a press conference in which he stated that “Somehow, this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium...
Stonehenge Myths and Conspiracies
With the news last month about the discovery of a “super-Stonehenge” circling one of the world’s most famous monuments, attention has once again focused on the Wiltshire marvel. There are thousands of ancient stone circles across Europe, of which Stonehenge is...
Conspiracy-Riddled Jade Helm Operation Ends
The conspiracy-ridden Jade Helm 15 operation that conspiracy theorists said was preparation for Obama's establishing a New World Order ended this week with no guns being taken and, really, nothing happening. Here's my article for Discovery News on the topic, and why...
Why Conspiracy Theorists (Presumably) Don’t Drive Chevys or Volkswagens
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...