The Truth Tank

This is episode 69 of The Truth Tank. On the 7th of January 2025, L.A. and the surrounding areas were devastated by wildfires. As with other major events, a torrent of conspiracy theories soon followed. We will take a long and detailed look at all the conspiracy theories that have sprung up about the wildfires—ranging from the plausible to the ridiculous and everything in between. Did crackheads s...

This is episode 68 of The Truth Tank. This Episode is the first Weekly Tank. The Weekly Tank will look at current events, sport, strange stories, entertainment and more in-between the bigger shows. In this episode, We will be looking at Disney’s decision to discontinue physical media in Australia, New Zealand and most of the Southern Hemisphere due to declining sales.  No one can deny there has be...

This is episode 67 of The Truth Tank. We will be continuing our look at the terror attacks/explosion on NYE in New Orleans and Las Vegas. In Part Two, We will look at the CyberTruck explosion outside of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas and Matthew Livelsberger, the man who carried out the explosion in the CyberTruck. Who was he? Why did he shoot himself before detonating an IED (Improvised Explosive Devic...

This is episode 66 of The Truth Tank.  This is Part 1 of a 2 part look into the events that took place on New Years Eve 2024. The New Years Eve Terror Attack in New Orleans and the CyberTruck Explosion outside of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Beginning with the events that unravelled on New Years Eve in Bourbon Street when a former US Army veteran planted IEDs before driving a rented truck into a crow...

This is episode 65 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be looking at the latest instalment of the long running Alien franchise; Alien: Romulus. Is it a glorious, grimy gory return to form for cinemas greatest monster? Or just as uneven asPrometheus or Alien: Covenant? Romulus’ timeline takes place in-between Alien and Aliens timelines and introduces a new younger cast, a return to practica...

This is episode 64 of The Truth Tank On this episode, We will be looking at the rise in cashless payments and the decline in the use of cash aka The Great Cashless Conspiracy. Is the decline in cash simply down to the rise in online shopping? Convenience? or the by-product of an ever-digitalised world? Other factors are the repercussions of the Pandemic lockdowns, new forms of currency, digital pa...

This is episode 63 of The Truth Tank  On this episode, I will be reviewing possibly one of the most unnecessary sequels ever made,  Gladiator II . It’s been 24 yrs since the release of Ridley Scott’s Oscar winning masterpiece  Gladiator . I still remember the day I saw it in the cinema.  Gladiator  has stood the test of time and is still as relevant today as it was in 2000.  Will  Gladiator II  ho...

This is episode 62 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be looking at Australia’s Digital ID System.  What is Australia’s digital ID? What does it mean? What does it do? and Why is it being proposed? What’s wrong with good Ol’ fashioned analogue IDs? Digital ID is meant to protect users from oversharing personal information to potential employers, pubs, businesses, proving your ID, getting...

This is episode 61 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be looking at Justin Trudeau’s proposed Bill C-63. What is Bill C-63? The bill is an amendment to the Canadian Criminal Code and the Human Rights act. Why is it being proposed? and What does it mean? It has been described as a Bill to silence freedom of speech and expression in Canada. C-63 intention is to combat hate speech and crimes...

This is episode 60 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be looking at the latest instalment of the long running Planet of the Apes film series, “Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes”. Starting with a look back at previous films in the franchise; from the original series, the Tim Burton Reboot and the Andy Serkis Trilogy. We will be breaking down the latest film, taking a deep dive into the new...

This is episode 59 of The Truth Tank.  This episode is the continuation of part 1. Alex Jones was right again. Are the Democrats responsible for attempt? Did the constant negative political and personal rhetoric around Trump lead to the unthinkable? Known as Trump Derangement Syndrome, after the assassination attempt Trump could do no wrong and looked like a safe bet to be president again. A few m...

This is episode 58 of The Truth Tank.  On this episode, We will be having a detailed look at the events of July 13th. A day that will be remembered throughout history as, the day former president Donald Trump was nearly assassinated while addressing his supporters at his Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  We will begin with an overview of the events of July 13, How did no-one see the shooter se...

This is episode 57 of The Truth Tank. On this episode we will be looking at the latest installment of the Godzilla Kong franchise. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. First up will be the ongoing war in Gaza, the situation in Rafa, the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians, the invasion of Rafa and the insanity of the whole situation, missile attacks by Hamas. The current state of world lea...

This is episode 56 of The Truth Tank. On this episode we will be at long last returning to the weird and wonderfull world of conspiracies. We will start off by looking at the current state of the war in Israel and the Paused US weapons package and the crisis in Rafah. We will then look at what could be a contemporary conspiracy playing out at the moment, and that is the deaths of former Boeing emp...

This is episode 55 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be having a look at all the Highs and Lows, Winners and Losers and everything in-between that was the 2024 Academy Awards. It was an interesting night filled with a few surprises and cringe worthy political jokes by returning host Jimmy Kimmel. Once again running time was an issue, as well as all the over the top BS that makes up a lar...

This is episode 54 of The Truth Tank On this episode we will continue our epic look at everyone’s favourite movie monster Godzilla. We will explore the backstory and history of the Godzilla franchise, How did he get his name?  We will look at the different eras and versions of Godzilla, having been a total of 38 Godzilla films spanning multiple decades, beginning with Toho Co. 1954 Godzilla. Promo...

This is episode 53 of The Truth Tank. On this episode, We will be looking at the greatest movie monster of all time, starring in 38 films spanning 70 years, the one and only Godzilla.. We will take a look at the latest instalment of the franchise Toho Studios Godzilla: Minus One. Diving into the themes, metaphors the film explores and social issues playing out in the backdrop of post war in Japan;...

This is episode 52 of The Truth Tank This episode is the long awaited overdue sequel to Avatar: The History Behind The Film Part 1. We will continue our look at Avatar’s pre-production picking up where we left off, early on in 2006 when the script for the film is written, designing the world, creatures, cultures and characters of Avatar, and alien languages. As well as the breakthroughs in 3D fusi...

This is episode 51 of The Truth Tank. On this episode we will be looking at one of the most anticipated films of the year Oppenheimer. We will start off the episode with a look back at the films of movie master Christopher Nolan from Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk and Tenet. No two Nolan films are the same he is a filmmaker that has cross...

This is episode 50 of The Truth Tank  On this episode, We will be taking a deep dive into the fifth and final instalment of the Indiana Jones Series. First up an in depth review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; What worked and What didn’t? The Good, The Bad and The Annoying. The film was plagued with problems from its several year delay of the theatrical release, to Spielberg stepping dow...

This is episode 49 of The Truth Tank On this episode, We will be taking a very deep dive into the world of James Cameron’s Avatar. Taking a look at the hype and anticipation around Avatar: The Way Of Water, one of the biggest sequels in recent years, Will it be a success? How much money does ‘The Way of Water’ have to make to be considered a hit, in this age of cinematic uncertainty? The first Ava...

This is episode 48 of The Truth Tank This episode will be the Third and Final part of our look at the 2023 Academy Awards. We will be taking another deep dive into whether the Oscar’s are rigged or not? Does the Academy give out awards to artist that have been snubbed in previous years? Such as Denzel Washington, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino & Steven Spielberg.  In recent years, it seems the...

This is episode 47 of The Truth Tank This episode will continue our look at the 2023 Academy Awards, taking a deep dive into the winners, and How the BAFTA predictions got it wrong this year? Which brings up the question, Does the Academy pick random obscure titles that they like despite what is popular with other awards? Does the Academy play favourites?  Why are the Popular Films snubbed year af...

This is episode 46 of The Truth Tank. It's that time of the year again, Oscars Time! We will be reviewing and recapping the Winners, the Losers, the Snubs, the Memorable Moments and the funny & unfunny cringy blatantly obvious favouritism that is the 2023 Academy Awards.  It's hard to believe its been a year since the infamous slap served by Will Smith and the damage that came afterwar...

This is episode 45 of The Truth Tank. This episode will continue our look at the trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and the ongoing war on pop culture. Are the internet Rumours True? Is Indiana being blinked out of existence? Will he be replaced, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Character "Helena Shaw"? Will she don the Fedora and Whip, in an alleged Disney Plus TV Show? We will also look i...