skeptic
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Evy is the show’s skeptic, able to use logic to refute every Creepypasta-lite story or folktale they come across on the show.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
In Beijing on Wednesday for his inaugural visit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, long a China skeptic, will try to set a new tone with its biggest trading partner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“I am always a massive skeptic of stories like this because they pop up frequently and they are never true,” Donnelly said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Eras, like many people who held seances, was a skeptic, but intrigued.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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