Skeptoid #356: John Titor, Time Traveler

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2013

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

An Internet legend claims that a man named John Titor is a visitor from the year 2036.

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0:00.0	You'd think that some random person calling into Art Bell's radio show and making an
0:07.6	implausible claim wouldn't, by itself, convince countless people that every word of his story
0:13.8	must be absolute truth.
0:16.0	However, that's exactly what happened when a guy called in in 1998 and claimed to be
0:21.5	a time traveler from the future, named John Teetor.
0:25.7	John Teetor, the Time Traveler, is up next, Unskeptoid.
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1:18.4	You're listening to Skeptoid.
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1:23.5	John Teetor, Time Traveler.
1:27.2	Today we're going to delve into a modern internet-born legend.
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