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![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Cassie Jaye![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 37 | Normalizing![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 56 | Killer bee![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 73 | Terraforming![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 57 | Liberland,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 7 | Sojourners,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 21 | John F. MacArthur,![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 41 | Saqqara Bird,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 58 | InteligenCreate draft, a new form of wooplement that is hitting the internet streets via url shortened spamlinks, google result url spams and other link obfuscating methods. their ad policy http://goodllwits.com/intl/wmyy/inteligen?bhu=bHVFxtJVSq1qDzzkWhcNF3wmhaMzLCaYbn#37686 and http://www.inteligenscam.com/ domain scam blares the red alert on them. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 27 | Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 112 | Ricky Gervais,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 16 | God on Trial![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 13 | The Agora,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 | MoneyWeek![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 52 | ThePhoraCreate draft, another major hate site. Basically Stormfront with slightly less overt racism. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 16 | Paul McHugh,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | Peace and Freedom Party,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | Conspiracy theories about higher educationCreate draft (or something of that nature), because the eebill essjaydubyaz are turning campuses into |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 14 | Rocky IV![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 141 | Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | U.S. support of the Khmer Rouge![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 58 | Ener-ChiCreate draft and/or Andreas MoritzCreate draft, a peddler of New Age woo. [3] |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 42 | Hoodia gordonii,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 30 | Suzanne Moore.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | Women's studies![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | U.S. Right to KnowCreate draft is an organic industry interest group whose practices have been monitored by a user wanting to bring them to light. Activities of this organization include involvement in the FOIA accusations of Kevin Folta, and repeated attempts to silence critics by calling them paid trolls. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 59 | The Forbidden KnowledgeCreate draft, at theforbiddenknowledge.com. Magnetic crank website with a significant amount of views, combination of Antimasonry, Freeman on the Land, NWO nightmare, and a great example of Haig's law in action. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 78 | Development dictatorshipCreate draft the curious idea on the right that developing countries have to go through a phase of basically being Singapore, South Korea until the 1980s, Taiwan until the 1980s or China today if they ever want to get out of poverty. Similar and related to the "if only the Chinese were running things" complaint of Western very serious people |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 18 | Correct the Record,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 26 | Northwest Front,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 56 | kosher tax![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 55 | Activia![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 | The Claremont Institute is a conservative think tank, the paleocon complement to the neocon Heritage Foundation and libertarian Ludwig von Mises Institute. Big fans of Leo Strauss, the go-to guys for genteel racism since 1979. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 36 | Chestahedron,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | A more global, wider-ranging article on immigration: there is Myths and facts about immigration to the United States, Britain is full and illegal immigrant as well as coverage of Islam in the West, nationalism, and more, but nothing about legal migration in general. Anti-immigrant sentiment is related to racism, but not the same, as it references cultural factors (religion, etc) and worries about overcrowding and economics. Immigration is now a major political issue in much of Europe: cover anti-immigrant parties and agitators. Also, myths advanced by the far-right about immigrants all being criminals, stealing jobs, being lazy, acting as a secret invasion force/being terrorists, etc (which are covered in the US article but not globally). Plus, how worries about immigrants often don't reflect actual levels of immigrants, or the racial/ethnic/religious identity of most immigrants. There may be scope for merging or writing more of an overview. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 86 | The infamous white supremacist and "comedian" Sam Hyde.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 57 | The so-called War on cashCreate draft feeds on the revolution in how we are paying for goods – examples of questionable claims include Zero Hedge and even Forbes! – I already made some preliminary notes on this. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | We need to investigate the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | Hindus for TrumpCreate draft; a Hindu nationalist group that fully supports Donald Trump, beliving him to be a reincarnation of Vishnu. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 51 | We might need to investigate Finca BayanoCreate draft (http://www.fincabayano.net/en/survival.htm) to figure out this unique kind of survivalist woo that entices people to "Emigrate while you can". Its ads appears in what appears to be another conspiracy site Govtslaves.info, according to this. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 | Jay Severin![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 81 | Bruce Lee,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 52 | Apricot kernel,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 56 | Asses see Demons and Cocks see AngelsCreate draft, or some variation on this entertaining title. Belief held by some Muslims which references scripture alongside donkeys and roosters seeing IR/UV to conclude that their braying/crowing is a result of seeing Demons/Angels. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 81 | Vaping![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 13 | Shmita,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 50 | The Money MastersCreate draft - an Austrain economics documentary full of Federal Reserve conspiracy theories. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 | Irving Fischer![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | Tawfik Hamid![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 41 | Virginity test![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 24 | CrossFit![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 16 | Washington Legal Foundation,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 53 | Choice CenterCreate draft Las Vegas, a Landmark-style Large Group Awareness Training that teaches you "leadership" and oh yeah, wants you to fundraise for them too. Suggested by a reader. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 41 | clitoris:![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | Eugene Landy![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | Patient-funded trialCreate draft, a way to sell snake oil to sick people. The loophole the Burzynski clinic uses. Controversial, particularly ethically. [6][7] Occasionally nets a really deserving sucker like Peter Thiel.[8] |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 30 | Pure Flix Entertainment![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 69 | WeAreTheLeftCreate draft (actually "#WeAreTheLeft", but you can't start an article with a #) was an open letter posted on Medium that argued that the left needs to embrace intersectionality and address bigotry in the ranks. A lot of leftists seem to be taking umbrage at it (including many on this very site). |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 52 | Tiny Nose's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 33 | Repatriation,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | Onision,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | Erin ElizabethCreate draft has gained notoriety on Facebook for promoting food woo, anti vaccine nonsense and other miscellaneous quackery, so a page here is now a must-have. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Howard Stern,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 28 | Islamic Jihad![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 27 | Mujahideen![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Fitna![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 16 | Jay Sekulow![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 48 | TruNews[9] is a right wing blog and companion radio show run by paranoid conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles. They appear to have gained some traction recently among fellow conspiracists, and they now broadcast their odd combination of evangelical Christian fare, extreme right wing talk, and conspiracy theories from shortwave station WRMI in Florida and a number of domestic U.S. radio stations. (Currently a redirect to Rick Wiles.) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 77 | STEMlordCreate draft is a term used by some people about those too holier than thou about science. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 15 | Bill Warner![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Asra Nomani![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 15 | Ana Kasparian![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 25 | Yitzhak Rabin![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Mondoweiss![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 25 | The World According to Monsanto,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 36 | Perhaps an article on Treason,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 33 | Monica Lewinsky.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | Healy-Rae family![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | "YADA"Create draft is a youtuber and crank. He is also a member of the Hotep Movement. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | "Can We Take a Joke?"![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | J. Warner Wallace![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 28 | Reason Rally.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | Klaus Barbie![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 59 | Bill StillCreate draft is a dubious broadcaster that desperately needs to be Rationalwikized. He is in the debunked conspiracy film Thrive. He has done a show about how Donald Trump is "God's Trumpet". |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 70 | Good schoolsCreate draft a dog whistle term for white people to explain why they move away from "those people" once they start a family. Ripe for analysis of the (mis)use of the term and if the inherent claim actually holds water |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 30 | Apparently ecosexuality![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 61 | Massie MunroeCreate draft,[10] senatorial candidate from California vows to end "remote Voice to Skull technologies and Mind Control" for Targeted individuals. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | Brexit: The Movie![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 30 | Bernard Nathanson![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 83 | Awake DatingCreate draft [11] is a dating site created to facilitate romantic connections between conspiracy theorists. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 130 | German ethnic cleansingCreate draft (working title; should be changed) is a claim that many white supremacists and Neo-nazis use as a red herring when discussing the Holocaust. Examples include the German POWs killed in Utah during the Midnight Massacre,![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 38 | Annie Lacroix-Riz,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 43 | The Thomas Carlyle Club for Young Reactionaries (Students Against a Democratic Society) is a pseudonym taken by neoreactionary Karl F. Boetel and published several articles on the website Radish, including apologism against democracy (see here) and for slavery (see here), lynching (see here) and the Congo Free State (see here). Also came up with the Dark Enlightenment Magic: The Gathering cards. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 47 | Calvary Chapel![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 65 | Americans for Common Cents,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | The Muslim Students' Association![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 64 | Dial-the-Truth Ministries![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 60 | John Kennedy Toole![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 83 | GhostPolitics, True Capitalist Radio, or True Conservative Radio, whatever you want to call it: Yet another right-wing kook with a microphone on the internet. Transphobic (refers to his trans callers as "transtesticles"), homophobic ("You're fruitin' up my broadcast! The whole place smells like butt-crack!"), racist ("I'M A MELTING POT OF FRIENDSHIP!! I'M A NICE GUYYY!!!1!"), brony-hatin', sexist ("Your mother is out at Applebees' lookin' for the high hard one from some ethnic minority, huh?"), conspiracy-theorizin' (the usual "Moon Landing in Nevada" tripe, for starters), hyper-capitalist, fat-shamin' ("You're a fat greasy-ass smelly HAAAAAAMBOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!"), Islamophobic (spouts out the usual Eurabia fearmongering and says that Muslim women have to wear "beekeeper suits"), and all-around asshole with a humongous ego ("I'm listened to by TENS OF THOUSANDS of capitalists THROUGHOUT THE WUUURLD!!1!") and attempts to be a Goat ("MAAAAAH MAAAAAH MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"). Has gained a cult following among trolls due to how easily angered he is. Some of his fans could also use a RWing. Sandbox start page here. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 138 | Microcredit![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 90 | Nim Chimpsky![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 147 | handwashing![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 126 | RationalWiki:Monthly RW/Archive, RationalWiki:Monthly RW being long dead, but we should keep the history, dontcha think? |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 82 | Jeremy Hunt![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 57 | Lysander Spooner,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 60 | Preachers of L.A.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 98 | Bob WhitakerCreate draft/Robert Whitaker, former Reagan staffer, running an openly racist campaign for 2016 US president on the American Freedom Party ticket.[16] Inventor of the "anti-racist is a code word for anti-white" crap. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 97 | FCKH8![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 95 | Obergefell v. Hodges![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 98 | SaveOurSteelCreate draft Basically the uk steel industry is being discussed to be closed down by the Tories after dismantling half the welfare state, leading to the loss of hundreds if not thousands of jobs, pissing of the people with those jobs, and creating a massive controversy. Summary of events, for and against. Really needed |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | Fetal homicide![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 70 | Michael Ruppert![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 100 | An article on White OppressionCreate draft cause it turns out that Republican white people especially think their whiteness is being oppressed. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 62 | The Voltaire Network![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | CounterPunch![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | Antiwar.com![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 48 | Standpoint theory![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 72 | HIV discrimination![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 64 | John Lewis![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 84 | Waiting for "Superman"![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 58 | Peter James Knight,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 93 | Keith Lowell JensenCreate draft, atheist comedian. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 147 | False flag claims about the Brussels airport bombing.![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | The American Conservative![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 60 | Lord of the World![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 46 | Percy Shelley:![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 62 | Salt Lake City,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 72 | Lourdes,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 77 | Outreach Judaism![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | A list of fiction that everyone should read/watch/listen/play |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 87 | "Personal responsibility",![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 76 | Ex Machina![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 44 | Kurt Schuschnigg![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | Jozef Tiso![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | Ioannis Metaxas![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 81 | Stoicism![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 77 | The Knights of Columbus![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | Communitarianism![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 70 | Chrismukkah![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 129 | WehraboosCreate draft WTF we don't have an article on this already?! Wehraboos is a slang term for fans of Nazi Germany, especially their military. While not being Nazis themselves (though some are), they are essentially Nazi Apologists, and propagate myths about German military superiority. They range from some guy on Reddit to the History Channel itself. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 95 | Interstellar![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 121 | Deus Ex,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 80 | The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | Robert Chambers![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 45 | Samir Chachoua,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 78 | Óscar Romero![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 91 | Moonshine![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 123 | The Passing of the Great Race![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 142 | The Ahnenerbe![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 77 | James Clerk Maxwell![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | Dan Barker![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 113 | Night of Shattered Glass![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 113 | Night of Long Knives![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 103 | Blackshirts![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 95 | SA![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 91 | Thule Society![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 93 | Nazi Occultism![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 47 | Human resources![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 40 | Davos![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 126 | Founding Fathers on IslamCreate draft - we should discuss what the rather heterogeneous group that declared independence from Britain, fought the war and wrote the Constitution had to say about Islam. Given that they are often cited by both sides to make some kind of point. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 73 | Gavin Menzies![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 92 | Volkstaat![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 61 | Anne Graham Lotz![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 43 | 350.org![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 66 | A grand coalition![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 91 | Disposition Matrix![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 73 | Frozen Conflict![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 82 | Mere Christianity![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 46 | New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Cologne![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 90 | Sons of Iraq,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 64 | Someone in the archives proposed we do an article on the phenomenon of the emergency manager![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 76 | Bioscience Resource Project![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 127 | Dogfighting,![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 81 | Concussions in Sport![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 146 | The whole tough on crimeCreate draft disaster, including three strikes laws![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 60 | Simon Magus![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 82 | The Confederate Constitution![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 58 | Robert Kiviat![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 86 | Oddly enough despite having articles on the rest of the manosphere we don't have an article on Red Pillers, an even more extreme and militant form of misogyny pushed on the internet. It's also arguably the most dangerous form of internet misogyny in the real world considering a good chunk of red pillers are rape apologists, pedophilia apologists, and a few mass shooters have been encouraged by their rhetoric.They're so bad even some MRA's dislike them. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 149 | Do we have an article on the tendency of cranks and their followers to dishonestly cite a letter to the editor in a peer-reviewed journal as if it indicates the journal supports their crackpottery or somehow magically proves their claims? Not quite quote mining. (It's similar to dishonest TV ads for a movie which quote "The New York Times", when in fact the quote comes from a newspaper ad for the movie and not from a legitimate critic.) Needs a snappy name too. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 113 | Tong renCreate draft: smacking dolls with a hammer will heal you. Yeah, it's as silly as it sounds. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 75 | Retraction Watch,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 42 | Shmuley Boteach![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 124 | Chemo KillsCreate draft (https://chemokills.info/) The absolute worst sort of quack website, as they don't just promote cancer woo (Paleo diet, Vitamin C megadosage, etc.), but also actively and very strongly encourage people to not get (life-saving) chemothrapy. Claims that "globally 1.5 million people a year are murdered by chemotherapy for profit.". A number that cited by Mike Adams (The Health Ranger) on http://pharmadeathclock.com/ . (Could perhaps also be covered in Chemotherapy, which is a stub). |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 135 | Pro-smokingCreate draft is a thing. Pro-smoking example: https://smokerswrites.wordpress.com In the middle-ish example: https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights Harassment: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/jun/01/pro-smoking-activists-health-campaigners |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 80 | National Socialist Underground,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 87 | Infomercials![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 77 | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter,![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 114 | It Works!Create draft Actually, it's apparently some kind of body wrap that is supposed to help weight loss in spite of any evidence that it actually, y'know, works. Also promoted via multi-level marketing. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 140 | "Social engineering,"![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 | Deer Tribe Medicine Society![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 45 | Avatar Course![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 91 | MOVE![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 42 | Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 78 | Narcissistic Personality Disorder![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 48 | House of Yahweh![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 82 | Mexican Drug War![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 61 | Order of the Solar Temple![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 62 | True Russian Orthodox Church![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 128 | Ninja![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 67 | Crank magnet libertarianism![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 82 | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 81 | Erin Brockovich![]() |