Conspiracist Stories

Flat-Earth theorist?

People see all sorts of things in the sky, especially at night. The reason there are so many different objects is that, well, there really are so many different objects. But none of them are extraterrestrial, flying saucers...

A reality check for those who tend toward the irrational.

It is always very difficult to debunk conspiracy theories because the claims made by the conspiracists need no justification at all and are often based on an actual ignorance of the science. Debunking their claims requires an understanding of basic scientific procedure at the very least, the exact knowledge they lack, and this, in turn, causes an irrational refusal to believe what they are being told. Because of the Internet, they are often extremely well informed, but also completely wrong.

Sarah was a bit of a conspiracy nut. Every day was a new source of potential paranoia or fear in her otherwise mundane life. Now there were strange noises in the sky and she wasn't the only one who'd noticed...