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For this year’s conference we partnered with The Skeptics’ Guide To The Universe to bring you - Life, The Universe, and Everything! NOT-A-Con! + Skepticons 42nd annual conference!
A full 4 days of skeptical discussion July 22-25.
Tickets are on sale now! skepticon.org.au/shop/
A full 4 days of skeptical discussion July 22-25.
Tickets are on sale now! skepticon.org.au/shop/
January 20, 2026 at 4:52 AM
For this year’s conference we partnered with The Skeptics’ Guide To The Universe to bring you - Life, The Universe, and Everything! NOT-A-Con! + Skepticons 42nd annual conference!
A full 4 days of skeptical discussion July 22-25.
Tickets are on sale now! skepticon.org.au/shop/
A full 4 days of skeptical discussion July 22-25.
Tickets are on sale now! skepticon.org.au/shop/
Belinda Gae Harris, sentenced today to 7 months imprisonment and fines of $20,000 for unlawfully advertising and supplying black salve and bloodroot capsules. Also advertising other unapproved and dangerous therapeutic goods to treat serious conditions. www.tga.gov.au/news/media-r...
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Belinda Gae Harris, sentenced today to 7 months imprisonment and fines of $20,000 for unlawfully advertising and supplying black salve and bloodroot capsules. Also advertising other unapproved and dangerous therapeutic goods to treat serious conditions. www.tga.gov.au/news/media-r...
Sensationalism and misattribution! The Daily Mail reports that 95% of educated people believe in Extra-terrestrial life but hide their belief. However mixing up the differences between belief in a Scifi spacefaring empire - and a pool of primordial sludge. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Ninety-five per cent of educated people believe alien life exists...
If you've got a sneaking suspicion that there is alienlife out there, you are, er, not alone! In fact, a study shows 95 per cent of us - including top academics - believe in extra-terrestrial beings…
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Sensationalism and misattribution! The Daily Mail reports that 95% of educated people believe in Extra-terrestrial life but hide their belief. However mixing up the differences between belief in a Scifi spacefaring empire - and a pool of primordial sludge. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
What is the driving cause of people to fall for Conspiratorial thinking? Online armchair diagnosticians point to a variety of reasons, from education and politics. But others point the blame on narcissism, and the ability to disprove one's own thinking. theconversation.com/why-do-educa...
Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism
New research shows highly educated people are just as likely to believe conspiracies as those with less education if they have these psychological traits.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
What is the driving cause of people to fall for Conspiratorial thinking? Online armchair diagnosticians point to a variety of reasons, from education and politics. But others point the blame on narcissism, and the ability to disprove one's own thinking. theconversation.com/why-do-educa...
According to some people out there, albeit mostly online, any one of us could be the target of a Psychic Attack! Are you worried? Should you be? Before you reach for your breastplate, bow and arrow, let’s first discover just what a Psychic Attack is. www.skeptics.com.au/attack-of-th...
Attack of the ‘Psychics’! - Australian Skeptics Inc
Richard Saunders reports on how Dark Age thinking is never far from our modern world.
www.skeptics.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
According to some people out there, albeit mostly online, any one of us could be the target of a Psychic Attack! Are you worried? Should you be? Before you reach for your breastplate, bow and arrow, let’s first discover just what a Psychic Attack is. www.skeptics.com.au/attack-of-th...
A call for rigorous academic study of UFOs has been made by a Society for UAP Studies which includes academics from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, law, the sciences, and humanities. Hang on, “law”? Will aliens need legal representation? www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2...
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
A call for rigorous academic study of UFOs has been made by a Society for UAP Studies which includes academics from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, law, the sciences, and humanities. Hang on, “law”? Will aliens need legal representation? www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2...
In 2024 the complexity, frequency, and reach of AI scams has defrauded the Australian public for nearly a billion dollars. With convincing methods of scamming vulnerable individuals and online investors alike, the technology only looks to grow in sophistication. securitybrief.com.au/story/ai-pow...
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
In 2024 the complexity, frequency, and reach of AI scams has defrauded the Australian public for nearly a billion dollars. With convincing methods of scamming vulnerable individuals and online investors alike, the technology only looks to grow in sophistication. securitybrief.com.au/story/ai-pow...
Or: How I learned to stop drinking Kool-Aid and love the facts. An interesting if heavy-on-theory philosophical piece on how to approach simplistic and/or dogmatic thinking. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Or: How I learned to stop drinking Kool-Aid and love the facts. An interesting if heavy-on-theory philosophical piece on how to approach simplistic and/or dogmatic thinking. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
For 30 years, the idea that the air around is us being poisoned in some way (excluding greenhouse gases) spreading among conspiracy believers. Tucker Carlson, a US political commentator, parrots these claims. This article analyses why the theory persists. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
Why the Chemtrail Conspiracy Theory Lingers and Grows – And Why Tucker Carlson Is Talking About It
The chemtrails theory has circulated since 1996, when conspiracy theorists misinterpreted a U.S. Air Force research paper about weather modification, a valid topic of research.
goodmenproject.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
For 30 years, the idea that the air around is us being poisoned in some way (excluding greenhouse gases) spreading among conspiracy believers. Tucker Carlson, a US political commentator, parrots these claims. This article analyses why the theory persists. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
An interesting article from The Conversation, asking various scientific experts and communicators for their opinions. Should we be taking more action to combat phoney claims and spurious products? theconversation.com/should-austr...
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 AM
An interesting article from The Conversation, asking various scientific experts and communicators for their opinions. Should we be taking more action to combat phoney claims and spurious products? theconversation.com/should-austr...
In an ABC 7.30 interview, Australian Opposition leader Sussan Ley blamed the rollout of renewables for high energy prices in Australia. Sarah Ferguson promised a fact-check to cut through the complexity of the topic — we'd highly recommend watching this video. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
In an ABC 7.30 interview, Australian Opposition leader Sussan Ley blamed the rollout of renewables for high energy prices in Australia. Sarah Ferguson promised a fact-check to cut through the complexity of the topic — we'd highly recommend watching this video. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
The Environmental Protection Agency, headed by Administrator Lee Zeldin has begun erasing mention of the link between human industrialisation and climate change. Amid the US administration's attempts to "supercharge oil, gas, and coal extraction". edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
EPA websites now downplay link between humans and climate change | CNN
The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency, headed by Administrator Lee Zeldin has begun erasing mention of the link between human industrialisation and climate change. Amid the US administration's attempts to "supercharge oil, gas, and coal extraction". edition.cnn.com/2025/12/11/c...
Australian-based podcaster and retired US chiropractor Bryan Ardis featured claims that Tobacco product consumption 'cures' various forms of Cancer. The claim circulated worldwide, despite repeated counter-arguments put forward by the Cancer Council www.aap.com.au/factcheck/to...
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Australian-based podcaster and retired US chiropractor Bryan Ardis featured claims that Tobacco product consumption 'cures' various forms of Cancer. The claim circulated worldwide, despite repeated counter-arguments put forward by the Cancer Council www.aap.com.au/factcheck/to...
Recently De-classified documents reveal that the US FBI had correspondence with a bigfoot hunter in 1976-77. Sadly the experts at the Bureau came back with "Deer hair" as the evidence provided. brobible.com/culture/arti...
cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Recently De-classified documents reveal that the US FBI had correspondence with a bigfoot hunter in 1976-77. Sadly the experts at the Bureau came back with "Deer hair" as the evidence provided. brobible.com/culture/arti...
cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
While a social media ban or age verification process to keep children out of mature spaces online can be agreed to be a good thing, the ban could potentially open an avenue for scammers to access identity information through a variety of means.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Social media ban leaves children vulnerable to phishing scams, experts say
As the social media ban comes into effect, experts are worried children and families will be left vulnerable to age verification scams. Here's why.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
While a social media ban or age verification process to keep children out of mature spaces online can be agreed to be a good thing, the ban could potentially open an avenue for scammers to access identity information through a variety of means.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Abraham has been skeptical of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines - during the coronavirus pandemic, he promoted unproven treatments including ivermectin. He is now the principle deputy director of the CDC in the US. There has been lots of coverage of this story. ca.news.yahoo.com/anti-vaxxer-...
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Abraham has been skeptical of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines - during the coronavirus pandemic, he promoted unproven treatments including ivermectin. He is now the principle deputy director of the CDC in the US. There has been lots of coverage of this story. ca.news.yahoo.com/anti-vaxxer-...
Alex Stevensson of the Luxembourg Times argues to hold a position against mitigating climate change is illogical, even if the risks of a changing climate are overstated. The jobs, opportunities, and benefits of cleaning emissions and ecosystems far outweigh the costs. www.luxtimes.lu/world/climat...
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Alex Stevensson of the Luxembourg Times argues to hold a position against mitigating climate change is illogical, even if the risks of a changing climate are overstated. The jobs, opportunities, and benefits of cleaning emissions and ecosystems far outweigh the costs. www.luxtimes.lu/world/climat...
Misinformation, anti-science sentiment and vaccine hesitancy is being blamed for a "worrying" drop in Australia's immunisation rates. www.kyfreepress.com.au/national/mis...
December 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Misinformation, anti-science sentiment and vaccine hesitancy is being blamed for a "worrying" drop in Australia's immunisation rates. www.kyfreepress.com.au/national/mis...
Perhaps the result of a culture that at one point was steeped in UFO mania for over a decade, but unsurprising that a large number of US citizens believe extra-terrestrials have visited us. Information kept from them by their government, either intentionally or not.
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Perhaps the result of a culture that at one point was steeped in UFO mania for over a decade, but unsurprising that a large number of US citizens believe extra-terrestrials have visited us. Information kept from them by their government, either intentionally or not.
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
Good article on a classic 19th century debunking of a “world-renowned” psychic. Naturally, the world-renowned psychic, now thoroughly shown to be a fake, went on for a long and successful career as a world-renowned psychic. Makes you want to weep. www.grandforksherald.com/news/the-vau...
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Good article on a classic 19th century debunking of a “world-renowned” psychic. Naturally, the world-renowned psychic, now thoroughly shown to be a fake, went on for a long and successful career as a world-renowned psychic. Makes you want to weep. www.grandforksherald.com/news/the-vau...
Uri “never let a chance for publicity go by” Geller says he helped Scotland to a football win against Denmark. Some years after denying Scotland a win against England by moving the world during a penalty kick. This time he used Robert the Bruce’s spoon to help. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Uri “never let a chance for publicity go by” Geller says he helped Scotland to a football win against Denmark. Some years after denying Scotland a win against England by moving the world during a penalty kick. This time he used Robert the Bruce’s spoon to help. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Celebrity psychic Sally Morgan cancels show due to unforeseen illness. Nobody saw that one coming. www.nationalworld.com/culture/cele...
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Celebrity psychic Sally Morgan cancels show due to unforeseen illness. Nobody saw that one coming. www.nationalworld.com/culture/cele...
A technology becoming more prolific by the hour, AI chatbots, are shown to be casually susceptible to spreading and internalising conspiracy theories. We hope there are controls to limit how often misinformation is accepted by these chatbots. theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-...
AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
If you interact with chatbots about conspiracy theories, research shows you can can easily fall down the rabbit hole.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A technology becoming more prolific by the hour, AI chatbots, are shown to be casually susceptible to spreading and internalising conspiracy theories. We hope there are controls to limit how often misinformation is accepted by these chatbots. theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-...
US Health secretary, RFK Jr continuing the campaign against the disemination of information, instructing the US' CDC to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism as 'not evidence based'. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to change stance on vaccines and autism
US health secretary said he told agency to update website to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence based
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
US Health secretary, RFK Jr continuing the campaign against the disemination of information, instructing the US' CDC to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism as 'not evidence based'. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Further conclusive evidence debunking conspiracies of water fluoridisation sapping IQ points or causing health complications. www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Is fluoride in water toxic? Here's what decades of research tells us
Large studies conclude there is no evidence to back up community concerns that fluoride in water at recommended levels may affect the cognition or IQ of children.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Further conclusive evidence debunking conspiracies of water fluoridisation sapping IQ points or causing health complications. www.abc.net.au/news/science...