General Knowledge
Conspiracy Theories Debunked Quiz
Moon landing hoaxers, flat earthers, and the psychology behind why people believe.
Moon landing hoaxers, flat earthers, and the psychology behind why people believe.
In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published a fraudulent study linking vaccines to autism -- it was retracted, he lost his medical licence, and yet the myth persists decades later. This 50-question quiz separates conspiracy fiction from fact, covering debunked hoaxes, the psychology of belief, and the real conspiracies that actually happened.
The original anti-vaccine study by Andrew Wakefield was proven to be fraudulent — the data was fabricated, the study was retracted, and Wakefield lost his medical license. This quiz separates conspiracy fiction from scientific fact.
Each round presents 10 randomized multiple-choice questions drawn from a pool of 50, so every playthrough is different. You get instant feedback with explanations after each answer, plus a shareable score at the end.
You'll examine debunked conspiracy theories from Moon landing denial to flat Earth, the psychology behind why people believe them, real conspiracies that were actually proven true like MKUltra and COINTELPRO, and how to think critically about extraordinary claims.
Yes. Multiple independent lines of evidence confirm the Moon landings, including retroreflectors placed on the lunar surface still used by scientists, 842 pounds of lunar samples studied worldwide, and verification by the Soviet Union — which had every incentive to expose a hoax.
Research shows several psychological factors drive conspiracy belief: pattern recognition (finding connections that don't exist), proportionality bias (big events must have big causes), the Dunning-Kruger effect, and social identity needs.
Several major conspiracies were real: MKUltra (CIA mind control experiments), COINTELPRO (FBI surveillance of civil rights groups), the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and tobacco companies knowingly hiding cancer risks for decades.
Last updated: March 2026