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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.

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13:48

Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari

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2023/06/13

Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?

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14:39

Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim

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2023/06/06

Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?

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Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central...

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2023/05/30

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.

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14:05

Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central...

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2023/05/23

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.

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15:30

Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape

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2023/05/16

This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think?

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13:51

Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls

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2023/05/09

Watch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you?

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15:09

Skeptoid #882: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 3

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2023/05/02

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

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12:25

Skeptoid #881: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 2

Skeptoid ·

2023/04/25

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

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Skeptoid #880: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 1

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2023/04/18

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

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14:39

Skeptoid #879: Alien Octopi

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2023/04/11

A popular Internet claim asserts that the DNA of the octopus is literally alien in origin.

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15:43

Skeptoid #878: Reining In the Expanding Earth

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2023/04/04

Although the Expanding Earth may seem like a silly conjecture, it was actually one of the leading geophysical models quite recently.

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15:47

Skeptoid #877: What the Oil Companies Really Knew,...

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2023/03/28

Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s?

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Skeptoid #876: What the Oil Companies Really Knew,...

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2023/03/21

Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s?

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15:44

Skeptoid #875: Pop Quiz: St. Patrick's Day

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2023/03/14

Today's quiz tests whether you've been skeptical of what you think you know about St. Patrick's Day.

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14:47

Skeptoid #874: The Devil's Tramping Ground

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2023/03/07

Popular tales claim no plants at all will grow inside this round clearing in North Carolina, said to have been made by the Devil himself.

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14:53

Skeptoid #873: Earthquake Prediction

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2023/02/28

After every earthquake, there's always someone who claims to have predicted it. Is earthquake prediction possible?

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16:39

Skeptoid #872: Climate Change Checkup: 2023 Edition

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2023/02/21

The state of the climate so far... how we're doing, and what do we need to work on the most.

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15:01

Skeptoid #871: 7 Valentine's Day Myths

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2023/02/14

See if you can tell whether each of these popular beliefs about Valentine's Day are true or false.

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15:47

Skeptoid #870: The Dirty Secret of Dirty Electricity

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2023/02/07

Is there such a thing as a type of electricity running through your home's wiring that delivers horrific health impacts to anyone living there?

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Skeptoid #869: The Goat Man of Pope Lick Bridge

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2023/01/31

Stories of goat men are all over the world. Why is the Pope Lick goat man disproportionately famous?

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