Conspiracy
A history of boll*cks theories, and how not to fall for them
by Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge
Tom Phillips (Humans; Truth) and Jonn Elledge (The Compendium of Not Quite Everything) team up to debunk the greatest conspiracy theories humans have ever espoused - to teach us how not to fall for them .
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 Conspiracy, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and new, 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?
Praise for the Brief History series:
'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Apart from the epilogue, which is idiotic' JEREMY CLARKSON
'Witty, entertaining and slightly distressing . . . You should probably read it' SARAH KNIGHT
'In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits' STUART HERITAGE
'If you ever find yourself looking at the news and wondering how humanity has got so many things wrong, over and over again, this book is a very funny answer to just that question' MARK WATSON
'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong . . . Both readable and entertaining' TELEGRAPH