The World's Worst Conspiracies

by Mike Rothschild

The World's Worst Conspiracies is a compilation of the most fascinating, bizarre and compelling conspiracy theories in the world today. Delving into speculation about the assassination of JFK, chemtrails, the emergence of the 'New World Order', the sinister experiments at CERN, possible cover-ups regarding Area 51 and the so-called Clinton Body Count, this collection provides an essential reference for everyone interested in learning more about the secret forces that may be controlling our world. Taking a balanced and measured approach, it explores why these theories have taken hold, and how much truth lies at their foundations. Do you believe them?

Genres: Nonfiction, Audiobook, Conspiracy Theories

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2020

About the author

Mike Rothschild is a journalist focused on the intersections between internet culture and politics as seen through the dark glass of conspiracy theories. He has specialized in an investigation of the QAnon conspiracy cult since its inception in 2018, and is one of the first journalists to reveal its connections to past conspiracy theories and scams. Rothschild's expertise has led to his becoming a leading commentator on the subject for The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the BBC, and elsewhere.

Reviews

[Eva Kenieva · Rating 1 out of 5]

I used to respect this guy's chronicling of the QAnon hoax, but in this book he denies the overwhelming evidence that drumpf is a Russian asset. His refutation? "That's paranoid." He lists literally no evidence to the contrary, even admits there is a lot of evidence, but still says we shouldn't believe the facts staring us in the face.

[Pak455 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Co amerykańska książka ma na myśli, gdy w tytule jest "world"? Oczywiście -- USA!

Książeczka to bardzo prosty, trochę taki "blogowy", czy "tabloidowy" przegląd popularnych teorii spiskowych (w USA). Ale z pozycji sceptycznych, bez zbędnej sensacyjności. Research wydaje się przyzwoity. A przede wszystkim mam "refleksję" na temat, więc trudno mi źle oceniać. (Ponad wszystko zaś, niczego więcej się nie spodziewałem.)

Ta refleksja jest dość smutna - niestety, nasze lokalne teorie spiskowe są jedynie prowincjonalnymi mutacjami tematów z USA. Nawet w tak prymitywnym temacie, nie stać nas na oryginalność.

Weźmy Smoleńsk -- lot TWA 800 skrzyżowany z zamachem na Kennedy'ego. Weźmy WSI -- lokalna wersja "deep state". Pizzagate jeszcze nie mamy. Cóż, zobaczymy...

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed Rothschild’s The Storm Is Upon Us, and love his appearances on the QAA podcast, but for anyone familiar with that podcast or the likes of LPOTL, this is fairly well known territory.

[Arjun]

Chapter 2 SECRET ORGANIZATIONS

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very slight, and lacking in insight beyond the basics of various conspiracies beyond here's what believers say, and here's why they're wrong (or, in a few instances, don't have sufficient evidence), but if you want to know the basics on a number of conspiracy theories (from a skeptics perspective, obviously), it'll do, I guess. Which is fine and good, and I learned some stuff I didn't know (like lots of flat earthers don't believe in gravity!?!), but it really does the bare minimum towards understanding why these theories gain traction.