Poking Holes in Needle-Spiking: Nightclub “Attacks” Scare Sweeps Europe Robert Bartholomew & Paul Weatherhead Skeptic

Read More Skeptic Mass hysterias, moral panics, and social contagions are known social psychological phenomena that can cause large numbers of people to believe things are happening to them that upon closer inspection become literally unbelievable. In this insightful analysis the authors—experts on the subject—show how the sudden spike in needle attacks is very likely one of these ephemeral phenomena.