Unproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed : Why We Fall for History's Most Seductive Conspiracy Theories, and How We Rediscover Reality

Elledge, Jonn/ Phillips, Tom

The Experiment LLC（2026/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 384 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798893031508

Full Description

From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always been human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are).

But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat, recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken on a life of their own—and in our dogged quest for the truth, it appears we might actually be doing it some damage.

In Unproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on an eye-opening journey through history's greatest conspiracy theories, to try and answer a vital question for our times: How can we learn to log off the QAnon message boards and start trusting hard evidence again?

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Theory about Theories

1: What Is a Conspiracy Theory?

2: Psyche!

Part II: A Series of Unfortunate Events

3: Panic! At the Discourse

4: The Faults in Our Stars

5: Assassin Screed

6: Unidentified Lying Objects

7: Viral Misinformation

Part III: All Systems Go

8: 2020 Hindsight

9: Plots of Land

10: In Search of Lost Time

11: Who Runs the World? (Lizards)

12: The Age of Conspiracy

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Notes