Mike has been a staff writer at ATTN: and Ranker, and was also a frequent contributor to the critical thinking site Skeptoid. Frequent topics have included conspiracy theories, politics, medical fads, pseudo-science, bad history, and fringe beliefs. His pieces have garnered tens of millions of views total, and thousands of social media shares.

Among his most popular stories are:

Daily Dot:

• How Conspiracy Theorists Forced the Cancellation of a School Fundraiser
• What it Feels Like to Be Suspended From Twitter
• How the Biggest QAnon Acolyte Might Also Be Its Biggest Scammer
• Donald Trump and the “25,000 Sealed Indictments” Conspiracy Theory
• The Complete History of Rejected Cabinet Nominations
• Every Failed QAnon Prediction For a Year
• Why Security Camera Footage From the Las Vegas Massacre Hasn’t Stopped Conspiracy Theories

ATTN:

• Parents Are Embracing This Peculiar Birthing Trend With Questionable Benefits
• Colloidal Silver Won’t Cure Your Cancer, Might Turn You Blue
• This Jerky Meme About Tipping Pissed Off the Entire Internet
• Here’s How You Impeach a President
• What Flat Earth Memes Tell Us About Conspiracy Theorists

Ranker:

• Are These Trendy Games Dangerous or Moral Panics?
• 30 Celebrity Conspiracy Theories That Aren’t About Biggie, Tupac, or Elvis
• The Worst Generals of World War II
• History’s Lamest, Most Useless Guns
• 19 Conspiracies That Actually Happened

Skeptoid:

• The September 23rd Apocalypse
• Jade Helm 15: Martial Law, Wal-Mart, and You
• Did China Really Buy the State of Idaho?
• These Rothschild Family Facebook Memes Are Incredibly Anti-Semitic, Also Stupid
• The Iraqi Dinar Scam, and Why It Won’t Make You Rich

Freelance/Other Work:

• LA Parent: Estate Planning for Families With Special Needs
• New York Post: The Biggest Presidential Fashion Hits and Misses
• Happiest Baby: Stories From Sleep-Deprived Dads
• PUSHED, published by YouthPLAYS
• AESOP REFABLED, published by YouthPLAYS