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The Skeptical Help Bar - Mick West
Nov 14, 2020 ·
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The Skeptical Help Bar welcomes Mick West to the show! Mick is a writer and a debunker. He used to be a video game programmer who now focuses on investigating...
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The Skeptical Help Bar welcomes Mick West to the show! Mick is a writer and a debunker. He used to be a video game programmer who now focuses on investigating and explaining conspiracy theories such as Chemtrails, 9/11 controlled demolition, and False Flags. He also cover topics such as UFO’s, pseudoscience, Flat Earth, photo analysis, and quackery.
His 2018 book, Escaping the Rabbit Hole, examines the full spectrum of conspiracy theories from 9/11 to Flat Earth, and looks at how people get into them, how they get drawn down the rabbit hole, how they get out, and how you can help. Interviews with former conspiracy theorists show that there is hope even for the most deeply entrenched conspiracist. Mick explains the key flaws with popular conspiracy theories, and how to talk to people who believe in them.
His primary website, Metabunk.org, is where he posts and discusses various investigations. It is a polite forum of and about debunking. Metabunk gets 10,000 visitors a day and has an active discussion community.
He hosts the podcast, Tales From the Rabbit Hole, which is an interview-style podcast focusing on people whose lives have been affected by the conspiracy theory rabbit hole. Mick was recently elected a Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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His 2018 book, Escaping the Rabbit Hole, examines the full spectrum of conspiracy theories from 9/11 to Flat Earth, and looks at how people get into them, how they get drawn down the rabbit hole, how they get out, and how you can help. Interviews with former conspiracy theorists show that there is hope even for the most deeply entrenched conspiracist. Mick explains the key flaws with popular conspiracy theories, and how to talk to people who believe in them.
His primary website, Metabunk.org, is where he posts and discusses various investigations. It is a polite forum of and about debunking. Metabunk gets 10,000 visitors a day and has an active discussion community.
He hosts the podcast, Tales From the Rabbit Hole, which is an interview-style podcast focusing on people whose lives have been affected by the conspiracy theory rabbit hole. Mick was recently elected a Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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