• 10:53 - 15:11
Chris Knowles | XF-ULTRA, Conspiracy Culture, & Anne Heche
X-Files Plot Manifestations, Max Spears and Gary McKinnon
Real-world events frequently mirror X-Files plotlines, such as Kyle Odom's White House fence jumping mirroring the episode "Three Words." Other instances include UFO investigator Max Spears reportedly coughing up black liquid before his death and hacker Gary McKinnon discovering "off-world" files in Pentagon systems. These events suggest a piercing of the veil between fictional narratives and physical reality.