Examine the myth of the Lost Cause: a campaign created by pro-Confederates after the Civil War to promote the lie that they seceded for state's rights. -- In the 1860’s, 11 southern states withdrew... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 months 3 weeks ago • 63 views • 4:43

--MSNBC held a town hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin labeled "Trump Country" and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) debunked the Trump supporters' arguments so thoroughly they end up on his side without realizing it.

posted by newtboy 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 442 views • 59 secs

EFF director of cybersecurity, Eva Galperin, debunks several cybersecurity myths and describes how things like secure passwords, VPNs, encryption, the dark web / TOR, and privacy actually work.

posted by noims 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 459 views • 11:29

Captain Disillusion shows how a viral UFOs on the moon video is a fake.

posted by w1ndex 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 290 views • 6:26

"... It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists,... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,356 views • 13:23

ElectroBOOM watches some suspect videos and gives his take on the bs.

posted by w1ndex 5 years 12 months ago • 506 views • 12:19

Cap D looks into the escherian stairwell viral video from the Rochester Institute of Technology from back in 2013, and how a hoax can endure long beyond it's debunking.

posted by Fantomas 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,295 views • 15:42

Holly visits The Captain with a request to debunk a machine that miraculously sorts coloured marbles.

posted by Fantomas 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 543 views • 11:03

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed?

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 32 views • 11:33

Actors reading the actual words of eyewitnesses detailing minute by minute what happened in the run up to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It includes forensic and medical examiner... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 6 years 11 months ago • 10 views • 1:22:50

Adam debunks the notion that the Soviets caused the Cuban Missile Crisis.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 101 views • 1:05

The Captain attempts to rebrand himself... with mixed results. ----- Educational YouTube channels parodied in this video, which do things much better than me: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 years 12 months ago • 2,585 views • 13:36

Adam Conover is back to debunk common myths and marketing ploys such as diet fads, college loans, and dating sites.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 268 views • 1:11

Is it a bird? A plane? A supernova? No! It turned out to be something else! We've also now studied the weather on a gas giant exoplanet!

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 200 views • 4:47

Warning: May cause a germophobic episode! YouTube: We covered the Five Second Rule a couple years ago. And, just a few weeks ago, colleagues at the New York Times (and many other news sources) wrote... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 96 views • 5:43

Triton is an underwater breathing apparatus that looks from a James Bond or Star Wars movie. Problem is - it cannot possibly work. Massive debunkage in the video. YT: So over the last couple of weeks... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 11 months 1 week ago • 234 views • 17:43