The Truth is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X-Files

X-Phile/scholar Bethan Jones reassesses the cultural significance of the phenomenally successful TV series The X-Files, paying special attention to the evolving nature of conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns over the thirty years since the show's premiere.

In September 1993, a TV show like no other appeared on our screens, asking us to consider the essence of truth and belief, to think about the nature and roles of science and humanity, and to question what we were told by those ...