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  • A failed assassination unleashes claims of a mind-controlled gunman; Andrew investigates the CIA's legacy of MK-Ultra program, and stages an experiment with mentalist Max Major to test whether a person really can be hypnotized into becoming an assassin.
  • When a swarm of craft floods New Jersey's skies, panic erupts online; Andrew digs into every conspiracy theory, interviewing eyewitnesses and testing cutting-edge drone tech, until he uncovers the truth behind the incident.
  • Are weather control fears fact, or just modern fiction? Andrew tests theories about chemtrails, cloud seeding, space lasers, and government weather weapons; through demonstrations and expert interviews, he untangles these conspiracies to find the truth.
  • Andrew probes COVID-19's origin from all angles; using intelligence tradecraft, expert interviews, and real-world analysis, he investigates natural spillover, lab-related, and accidental release theories, and what he uncovers is shocking.
  • Andrew investigates what really happened to Jeffrey Epstein; by reconstructing the crime scene using insider insights, expert analysis and a full replica of his jail cell, he tests whether the evidence points to suicide, murder or something darker.
  • Andrew investigates what really happened to Jeffrey Epstein; by reconstructing the crime scene using insider insights, expert analysis and a full replica of his jail cell, he tests whether the evidence points to suicide, murder or something darker.
  • Andrew tests a disturbing theory: is a secret, directed-energy weapon used in Venezuela the smoking gun behind unexplained attacks on U.S. government officials overseas? These invisible attacks led to the horrifying symptoms now known as Havana Syndrome.
  • Using a real-world test and expert insights, Andrew asks a frightening question; have we already crossed the dangerous point of no return where artificial intelligence is capable of independently manipulating our reality without us knowing it?
  • Andrew goes deeper while investigating the modern war on drugs, testing theories around the question: if the war is real, why are drug cartels more wealthy and powerful than ever?; through experiments and first-person accounts, he uncovers some insights.

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8 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Weather Weapons
    Invisible Weapon of War
    Jersey Drone Panic
    The Great COVID Conspiracy
    Mysterious Death of Jeffrey Epstein
    Secrets of the Drug War
    Mind-Controlled Assassin
    Programmed by AI
  • Weather Weapons

    Are weather control fears fact, or just modern fiction? Andrew tests theories about chemtrails, cloud seeding, space lasers, and government weather weapons; through demonstrations and expert interviews, he untangles these conspiracies to find the truth.
    Upcoming
  • Invisible Weapon of War

    Andrew tests a disturbing theory: is a secret, directed-energy weapon used in Venezuela the smoking gun behind unexplained attacks on U.S. government officials overseas? These invisible attacks led to the horrifying symptoms now known as Havana Syndrome.
    Upcoming
  • Jersey Drone Panic

    When a swarm of craft floods New Jersey's skies, panic erupts online; Andrew digs into every conspiracy theory, interviewing eyewitnesses and testing cutting-edge drone tech, until he uncovers the truth behind the incident.
    Upcoming
  • The Great COVID Conspiracy

    Andrew probes COVID-19's origin from all angles; using intelligence tradecraft, expert interviews, and real-world analysis, he investigates natural spillover, lab-related, and accidental release theories, and what he uncovers is shocking.
    Upcoming
  • Mysterious Death of Jeffrey Epstein

    Andrew investigates what really happened to Jeffrey Epstein; by reconstructing the crime scene using insider insights, expert analysis and a full replica of his jail cell, he tests whether the evidence points to suicide, murder or something darker.
    Upcoming
  • Secrets of the Drug War

    Andrew goes deeper while investigating the modern war on drugs, testing theories around the question: if the war is real, why are drug cartels more wealthy and powerful than ever?; through experiments and first-person accounts, he uncovers some insights.
    Upcoming
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Ex-CIA officer Andrew Bustamante conducts an active investigation to pressure-test conspiracies in pop culture.

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