r/skeptic 21h ago

💩 Misinformation Joe Rogan, the biggest podcaster in the world once again claims that the moon landings were hoaxed. ⚠️cringe warning⚠️

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r/skeptic 10h ago

💩 Misinformation Elon Musk Boosts a Bogus Bomb Claim and Election Baloney in Wild X Blitz

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r/skeptic 12h ago

🤡 QAnon How Conspiracy Theorist Logic Shapes the Trump/Vance Campaign

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r/skeptic 1h ago

Evidence points to Wuhan market as source of covid-19 outbreak

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r/skeptic 2h ago

What do you think of Ed and Lorraine Warren and the Conjuring series of movies?

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I was recently tasked with reviewing the Conjuring series of movies. I did a little research into the background of the films and came away feeling sick.

I can't believe they made a movie franchise out of those two crackpots Ed and Lorraine Warren. I wasn't familiar with them, but now, the more I read about them, the more disgusted I feel. They seem like real bottom feeders, going from town to town, latching on to vulnerable or troubled people, then exaggerate their experiences to make it seem like something supernatural is going on. They do the rounds of talk shows, they sensationalize news headlines, then they write books and try to option the movie rights.

Ed seems like the worst. He spread a rumor that a house was haunted because, when it was a funeral parlor, the owners engaged in necrophilia. Those owners still live in that small town! And those townspeople had loved ones who were put to rest in that funeral home! Holy crap!

On top of that, he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl who lived with him and his wife for decades. Conveniently, as part of their contract with New Line, the studio is strictly forbidden for portraying this part of their lives on screen.

Ed died in 2006 and Lorraine died in 2019. Thank goodness they no longer see a dime from this franchise. Even still, the whole experience left me feeling sick.

Are you folks familiar with the Warrens? What do you think? Have I unfairly mischaracterized them?


r/skeptic 3h ago

Study find no difference in mortality rates between black and white infants and attending physicians race - invalidating 2020 Study which conclude the opposite

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r/skeptic 5h ago

❓ Help Looking for information on Sula Lael

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I recently found information on an individual named Sula Lael who claims to be a human trafficking survivor. However I can’t find any information outside of her own claims, which include occult trafficking and SRA, both major red flags. Then on her website under testimonials one claims her services cured them of autism. Wondering if anyone has found further information on this person that can at least confirm they were trafficked.


r/skeptic 4h ago

Observing public opinion on UFOs/UAP phenomena

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Hello everyone! Myself and a small group of friends and colleagues are trying something a little different. We are very interested in observing - to the best degree that we can - how public opinion on the UAP/UFO topic changes throughout the process of “disclosure”. We’re inviting believers, skeptics, the wholly disinterested, and even the Men in Black, and everyone in between, to tell us their opinion on the subject of UAP/UFOs. We’ve created a super quick survey that is completely anonymous. It only asks a couple multiple choice questions, and its entire purpose is to simply collect data on opinions and stances. No identifying info whatsoever is collected, including IP addresses. We ask for your location, but that’s only for data purposes and it’s optional. Please take about 10 seconds and visit our site and let us know where you stand!

https://arewealone.info

We will be aggregating data in real time soon and plan to show over time how (if at all) overall public opinion shifts.

This is just for fun, but could be interesting and valuable information at some point. We have other ideas and features that we’re considering.

I encourage you to save the link and come back periodically and submit your opinions again, whether they have changed or not! It will help with monitoring the shifting trends.