Mike Rothschild is a journalist, researcher, expert witness, subject matter expert, speaker, and debunker of conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs.
Over the last decade, Mike has written extensively about politics, history, pop culture, and weird stories your aunt shares on Facebook without actually reading. In particular, Mike is an expert on the QAnon conspiracy theory, tracing its evolution from a few 4chan posts to a massive, worldwide movement that draws on centuries of conspiracy theories and scams to induct its believers into a violent mythology.
Mike is the author of “The Storm is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything,” published in June 2021, with a paperback version coming in August, 2022. His next book, to be published in 2023, is “Jewish Space Lasers,” on the Rothschild banking family and the two centuries of conspiracy theories about them. His first print book, “The World’s Worst Conspiracies” was published in January 2020 by Arcturus Publishing, London.
In addition to his work as an author, Mike has served as an expert witness in several legal cases related to conspiracy theories, has guest lectured at numerous college classes and academic panels, and submitted written testimony to the January 6th Committee.
His work in debunking conspiracies has been cited in articles or interviews by the New York Times, Snopes, NBC News, Vice, Daily Beast, CNN and many others. He’s also appeared on high profile podcasts like Maintenance Phase, the Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Armchaired and Dangerous, Knowledge Fight, Reply All, and numerous others.
Mike is also a published playwright, podcaster, and working on several TV projects. For more information, contact Mike – rothschildmd@protonmail.com
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Hi Mike! Your post, “America, the European Way” caught my eye on Facebook tonight and I’m so glad I clicked on it! Nice work! -Sarah (Schmitt) 🙂
Wow a Rothschild “debunking” conspiracies. Super trustworthy!
It’s not really a boast to say that you’re cited by everyone who lies for the Democrats.
Lols, I was born with the last name Rothschild too, and I have to tell my wife not to entertain conspiracy theories cause I’m like “nobody better pizzagate me over some stupid rumor!” Anyway, love it, keep up the good work!
Have you written anything about the saying, “Where we go one we go all” (WWG1WGA)? I’m wondering if that really is connected to JFK in that it was a saying on the bell of his boat??? Or is an organization trying to gain credibility by making a connection to JFK??? I did find that it is associated with the 1996 movie, White Squall, but no concrete evidence it’s related to JFK.
It’s not related to JFK at all. It’s from WHITE SQUALL, and never had anything to do with Kennedy.
Thank you.
Hello Mike, I would love to know how you go about dubunking conspiracies connected to crimes against children? I have attempted to debunk conspiracies such as Pizzagate, Deaths of Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington when they were working on a documentary to expose Clinton run orphanages in Haiti trafficking children, the latest Wayfair exposure, and the many others. When I attempt to debunk such stories, I only come to find that it is more convincing that they are true than not. I know that Epstein’s island was also called a conspiracy theory at one point in time. How do you explain this? It is now proven to be true. Please, take me through your process of debunking. I would like to better understand it. Thank you.
Hi Mike, finally someone writing with some common sense (not so ‘common’ today). I just saw your interview with Eric Huntley via an article written in the Australian Financial Review (https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/how-activist-k-pop-fans-are-trolling-qanon-20201111-p56dmv). The internet has not made people smarter. There are many QAnon followers in Australia, regurgitating the hate from US social media sites, for reasons I don’t understand, as Australia has a different political and legal system than the US. I look forward to your new book being published. Keep up the good work de-bunking the conspiracy theorists. Thank you for your critical thinking. All the best Alan.