Skeptoid #257: The Secret of Plum Island
Skeptoid
Brian Dunning
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2011
⏱️ 15 minutes
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This secret government lab was said to create genetic mutants. Here's what they actually did.
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| 0:00.0 | Any time some strange animal was reported, maybe washed up on the beach, or maybe a blurry |
| 0:09.2 | photo of a coyote with mage that looks unidentifiable. |
| 0:13.9 | Conspiracy theorists always throw out the suggestion that it's an experimental monster created |
| 0:19.2 | by the government for evil purposes. |
| 0:21.5 | Today, we're going to have a close look at what really happens at one of their secure |
| 0:26.1 | facilities where they believe this kind of research is conducted. |
| 0:30.6 | Plum Island. |
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| 1:28.8 | The secret of Plum Island. |
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