Self-proclaimed superhero Captain Disillusion reveals his cutting-edge techniques for analyzing viral video hoaxes and explaining them to viewers with tragically short attention spans. What visual effects tricks are commonly used by fakers? How can I make my own skeptical YouTube videos a little less terrible? Answers to these questions and more in the Captain’s award-pending talk.

Please consider supporting the series on: http://www.patreon.com/CaptainDisillusion

This presentation was recorded at the QED Conference 2016 in Manchester, England - qedcon.org