Monthly Archives: November 2010

University of Lethbridge 9/11 conspiracy theorists rant against me on the radio …

Following the exposé I did on the University of Lethbridge giving a scholarship to a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, the relevant grad student and his thesis supervisor were invited on Toronto’s NewsTalk 1010 for a lengthy rant against me. Here’s the … Continue reading

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University of Lethbridge pays student $7,714 to puruse 9/11 conspiracy theories

The 9/11 Truth movement is primarily an American phenomenon, but there are a few major Canadian “Truthers.” One of them is Anthony Hall, the founding coordinator or the Globalization Studies program at the University of Lethbridge. As I can report … Continue reading

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Why fluoride-phobia won’t go away

Here’s my November, 2010 National Post column on water-fluoridation conspiracy theories. “My greatest fear here is with the advent of the Internet, and with the advent of social media, that a small vocal minority of individuals who are perhaps misinformed … Continue reading

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Why is the Toronto Star promoting anti-vaccine junk science?

Here’s my November, 2010 National Post column on anti-vaccine conspiracy theories On April 2, 2008, World Autism Awareness Day, Larry King devoted his nightly CNN program to “Jenny McCarthy’s Austism Fight.” As soon as McCarthy was introduced, anyone who’d followed … Continue reading

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Glenn Beck’s bizarre, conspiracist obsession with George Soros

Here’s my November 13, 2010 National Post column, analyzing Glenn Beck’s recent accusations that George Soros is seeking to destroy the U.S. economy and create a “One World Government” Every radicalized political movement has its anti-Christ. Stalinists had Trotsky. 9/11 … Continue reading

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