Critics of conspiracy theories

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s, Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American Left as a consistent critic of the foreign policy of the United States, contemporary capitalism, and corporatocracy.

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)

British comic book author (born 1953)

American stand-up comedian and television host

American science writer

American legal scholar, writer, blogger (b. 1954)

Croatian linguist

Hasan Doğan Piker, known online by the name HasanAbi, is an American Twitch streamer, influencer, and left-wing political commentator. His content primarily consists of political and social commentary and media consumption. As of 2026, Piker's Twitch channel ranks among the platform's most-subscribed. Piker has been described as one of the biggest voices on the U.S. left. He began streaming on Twitch in March 2018, while working at The Young Turks (TYT).

American writer and film critic

American lawyer and true crime writer (1934–2015)

English journalist, television presenter and author

author and researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence

American astronomer, writer, and skeptic

American skeptical investigator

American blogger

Irish-American journalist and writer (1941-2012)

American journalist

American journalist

American political scientist

Algerian astrophysicist

Australian journalist, barrister, biographer, and political and social commentator (born 1947)

Philip E. Mason is a British chemist and YouTuber with the online pseudonym Thunderf00t (also VoiceOfThunder). He is best known for his critiques of religion, pseudoscience and creationism. He works at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

American journalist and science writer (born 1952)

American political analyst