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Phantom Time Theory | Are 300 Years of History a Lie?

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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The pseudohistorical conspiracy theory purporting that our sense of tracking time has been wrong for centuries: Phantom Time Theory. Support us directly: https://www.redwebpod.com Imagine a world where, instead of living in 2025, we’re actually in the year 1728. In order for this to be true, nearly 300 years of historical record would need to be a complete lie. Or what if the timeline of the world that we know is completely inaccurate, off by 1100 years? Today, we’re discussing the pseudohistorical conspiracy known as Phantom Time Theory. Our sponsors:Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/redweb to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period.Rocket Money - Go to http://rocketmoney.com/redweb to cancel your unwanted subscriptions.Aura Frames - Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/REDWEB. Promo Code REDWEBThis show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Imagine a world where instead of living in 2025, we're actually in the year 1728.

0:08.0

In order for this to be true, nearly 300 years of historical record would need to be a complete lie.

0:14.0

Or what if the timeline of the world that we know it is completely inaccurate, off by upwards of 1100 years? Today, we're discussing the pseudo-historical

0:23.6

conspiracy known as Phantom Time Theory. This is Red Web.

0:33.8

Welcome back, Task Force, to another episode of Red Web here in the month of decoding December.

0:41.7

I'm going to call it.

0:42.4

I am your resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins and joining me hearing about this conspiracy for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz.

0:50.9

So are we talking about just like that our numbers are off and our years are just shifted?

0:56.5

A little bit, a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Have you ever heard of this before?

1:00.2

I haven't. So I'm just like, okay, are we just like numbers are off? Because then all right.

1:06.5

You know what I mean? Like, yeah, yeah. Now I'm playing? I'm just like, okay, so it's not 20, 25.

1:12.6

It's like, you know, a different ear.

1:15.6

Or is there more to it?

1:17.6

So that's why I'm intrigued because just my initial gut check and my initial thoughts is, okay,

1:24.6

so the number is different, or does it matter?

1:26.6

That's a great question. Or is there more stuff that come into play because the number is different, well, as it matter? That's a great question.

1:28.6

Or is there more stuff that come into play because the number is different?

1:31.2

And I just don't know because I'm no buff scientist.

1:35.3

It's a great question.

1:37.0

What's the agenda behind the conspiracy?

1:39.2

It's always a good question to think about.

1:41.4

But yeah, this one is strange because initially I'm also of the same mindset.

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