Skeptophilia

It will come as no shock to regular readers of Skeptophilia  that I really  hate it when people make shit up and then misrepresent it as the...

You've all heard about the whole Reptilian Alien thing, right?  That prominent individuals, especially world leaders but also including ...

When I was in eighth grade, a movie aired called The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman .  We were encouraged by our English teacher to watc...

Ever heard of the Vinland Map? Supposedly dating from the fifteenth century, this map shows the outlines of Europe, Greenland, Asia, Africa....

I was chatting with a friend about mystical claims a few days ago, and the subject of Carlos Castaneda came up.  He'd heard of Castaneda...

I think we've all had moments when we were taken in by a prank or a hoax.  Some of them can be pretty clever, and after all, we're o...

I'm a firm believer in the idea that most people, most of the time, are trying as hard as they can to do the right thing. Yes, we ofte...

One of the most revered, and controversial, relics of the Roman Catholic Church has finally been shown to be an unequivocal fake. The Shro...