Conspiracy

A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them

De: Tom Phillips, Jonn Elledge

Narrado por: Jonn Elledge, Tom Phillips

Tom Phillips (Humans; Truth) and Jonn Elledge (The Compendium of Not Quite Everything) team up to debunk the greatest conspiracy theories humans have ever espoused—to teach us how not to fall for them.

From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, it's always been human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are).

But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the family Whatsapp group, recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken on a life of their own—and in our dogged quest for the truth, it appears we might actually be doing it some damage.

In Conspiracy, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and new, to try and answer an important question: how can we learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard evidence again?

©2022 Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge (P)2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

Excellent in form and content

History of conspiratorial thinking alternately narrated by the authors themselves who bring their already beautifully written text to life.

Helpful

I have believed silly conspiracy theories before and this book was a great way to learn more about theories and their origins. I'm glad to say I no longer believe those theories and the tips at the end will help me from falling victim to anymore in the future. This was sorta like a fun history lesson.