Brian Dunning

Brian Andrew Dunning (born 1965) is an American science writer, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker focused on skepticism and debunking misinformation. He hosts the award-winning Skeptoid podcast since 2006, authored seven books including Conspiracies Declassified (2018), and produced films like The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See (2023), which scientifically analyzes UFO claims and has been screened at the SETI Institute and reviewed positively in Psychology Today and Skeptical Inquirer. In UAP/UFO research, Dunning promotes critical thinking, examining pseudoscience and pop culture myths without endorsing extraterrestrial hypotheses; he has not testified in government programs but critiques UFO misinformation through media. A member of the National Association of Science Writers, his work emphasizes evidence-based inquiry into paranormal topics.