"You thought it was weird in the beginning". This week, Alex tells Christie the weird conspiracy theory revolving the Man from Taured story. Is it real? Is it an online fabrication? Why are we always reverting to aliens when it comes to conspiracy theories? Find out the answers to some of these questions, and more on this weeks episode. Need a distraction? We got you.
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Resources:
YouTube video – “Favourite Creepy CONSPIRACY THEORIES with Gloom” – uploaded by user LaurenzSide – on April 15th, 2018.
YouTube video – “The Man from Taured” – uploaded by user Bedtime Stories – November 26th, 2017.
News Nation website – “Taured Mystery: The Man Who Vanished as Mysteriously As He Came” – Edited by Raghwendra (RAG-WEN-DRA) Shukla – February 14th, 2020
Snopes article – “The Mystery of the Man from Taured” – By David Mikkelson – March 7th, 2021
Predict Article – “The Mysterious Story of the Man from Taured” – By Trevor Mahoney – December 29th, 2020.
Google for my searches into John - https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Zegrus&sxsrf=APq-WBtiAHQ0lqElBIChU0_uUM796u-Nkg%3A1643329443341&ei=ozfzYcKeFLLb0PEP4ZGz0AM&ved=0ahUKEwiC_N-dl9P1AhWyLTQIHeHIDDoQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=John+Zegrus&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQguEMQCMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUABYAGDcAWgAcAJ4AIABhQGIAYUBkgEDMC4xmAEAoAECoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zegrus
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