I'm Ethan Vance, an insurance agent and father of two in Richmond, Virginia. Last October, my 14-year-old son Eli was doing his Earth science homework when he said something that stopped me cold: "Dad, did you know NASA fakes all their space missions?" My wife and I looked at each other. At first, I thought he was joking, but he was dead serious. "Where'd you hear that?" I asked. "YouTube," he said, like it was common knowledge. That night, I couldn't shake the feeling that something had shifted in my son—and I had no idea when.
Meet the Vance Family Story
Bringing my son back from the edge of conspiracy rabbit holes
Our Family's Struggle
Challenge
Over the next few days, the red flags multiplied. Eli argued with his science teacher about the moon landing. He told his sister "the government lies about everything." When I tried reasoning with him, he'd rattle off phrases like "hidden evidence" and dismiss me with "You don't get it, Dad." One Sunday, I checked his YouTube history. Video after video: "NASA's Biggest Lies," "Flat Earth PROOF," "The Truth They're Hiding." Most uploaded at 11 p.m. or later—after we went to bed. That's when I realized: Eli wasn't just curious. He was being reprogrammed by conspiracy content, 2-3 hours every night.
Solution
I downloaded FamiSafe that night. The reports confirmed it: 2-3 hours of conspiracy videos nightly after bedtime. Instead of banning everything, I sat with him the next evening: "Let's watch one together." We watched a flat Earth video. Then I asked: "Who made this? What's their evidence?" He couldn't answer. I used FamiSafe to block extreme channels and set time limits after 9 p.m. I enrolled him in science club to learn critical thinking. The conspiracy talk faded. His teacher recently wrote: "Eli's thinking has transformed." When NASA came up, he said: "Dad, I was being dumb."
The Vance Family Today
76
%
Conspiracy content reduced
64
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Misinformation exposure reduced
69
%
Anti-science rhetoric reduced
What Parents Say
FamiSafe didn't just show me what Eli was watching—it gave me a
way to guide him back to critical thinking without shutting him down completely.
— Ethan V.
Father, U.S.
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