Awful archives : conspiracy theory rhetoric and acts of evidence An exploration of exaggerated cases of conspiracy theories pseudo science and the paranormal which helps to reveal why traditional modes of argument fail against archives of bad evidence. Looks at case studies such as conspiracy theories around the moon landing UFO sightings and Barack Obamas birth record Bits in motion: on archival aura Prolific archives: notes from trutherworld Distal evidence and the power of empty archives Disfigurement: finding the (un)fitting response Writing demon archives.