The Truth is Out There

Explore the iconic 1990s sci-fi TV show that coined 'The truth is out there' and its relevance today.

ByKeith Kloor
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That was the tagline to this popular 1990s sci-fi TV show. And so that is my advice to birthers, anti-vaxxers, 9/11 Truthers, Watts/Morano dwellers, Anna Haynes soul travelers, New Agers, UFO abductees, Holocaust deniers, flat-earthers, New World Order fretters, and Scientologists ( I gotta cap the list somewhere). The truth is out there. Keep looking. You'll find it.

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