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A conspiracy theory is an attempt to explain a perceived real-world occurrence through the actions of a secretive, usually evil and very selfish group. Not all conspiracy theories are wrong, but if the theory requires greater suspension of disbelief than random chance would to explain the occurrence, it should be examined skeptically. Conspiracies manifest themselves across the political spectrum. Most of the theories in the list below are crackpot, but a few, sadly, are reasonable and a couple are almost certainly true.

Scientific conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Public health [ edit ]

Secret weapons [ edit ]

Astronomy and geophysics [ edit ]

Nuclear and energy [ edit ]

Extraterrestrials [ edit ]

The United States is hiding UFO wreckage at Area 51.

The UFO wreckage theory is used as a smokescreen by the government to cover up the fact that Area 51 is a testing ground for experimental aircraft.

The US government is operating a Stargate program and that the Iraq War may have been caused because Saddam Hussein had one. [13]

Ample evidence of alien life and civilization exists in our solar system, but is covered up by NASA. See Mars Anomaly Research and Lunar anomalies.

Evil scientists [ edit ]

All scientists are trying to foist the false theories of evolution and the big bang on the public at the behest of Satan.

CERN is using the LHC to open a portal to hell, or change reality.

It is only a matter of time before "they" start implanting RFID chips in humans [14] (As described in the movie Conspiracy Theory starring Mel Gibson).

(As described in the movie starring Mel Gibson). The vaporous contrails left by commercial jets flying through cold air pockets are actually chemtrails which disperse some form of harmful chemical/biological agent/energy.

Terrorist conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Criminal conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Political conspiracy theories [ edit ]

US Presidents [ edit ]

Other US [ edit ]

Germany [ edit ]

UK [ edit ]

Other [ edit ]

The whole world is run by a group trying to create some form of New World Order.

The leaders of the US, Mexico, and Canada are conspiring to merge all three countries into the North American Union and adopt the Amero as a common currency, for… some reason.

The United Nations is a conspiracy by Them to eliminate and invade sovereign nations with 'peacekeeper' troops to create a World Government/New World Order.

The United Nations is secretly bringing white UN military vehicles into the USA to overthrow the Government. [59]

Thousands of Chinese troops are massing on the Mexican border to invade the USA. [60]

The left wing movement in western nations is supporting the cause of radical Islam and is helping facilitate an Islamic takeover of the world.

Islam is a creation of the New World Order, who are facilitating the mass migration of Muslims to western nations in order for them to cause chaos, so that a one world government can be seen as a solution to such chaos, and thus introduced.

The fall of the Eastern bloc is in most part due to Western involvement and propaganda (popular nostalgia within the Soviet bloc).

There's a conspiracy against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, ex-head of the IMF.

Al-Qaeda does not exist, and is a fictitious false enemy group created by the US Government in order to generate a fear campaign against a common enemy in order to justify numerous military actions by the US Military.

The Soviet Union engineered the overthrowing of Nicolae Ceauşescu

The United States engineered the overthrowing of Nicolae Ceauşescu

The 2014 Sydney Siege was a false flag attack to justify Australia's participation in the war against ISIS and the curtailment of more civil liberties at a domestic level. The perpetrator of the siege was in fact was a secret Satanist and not a Muslim extremist, and the hostages were all crisis actors.

ISIS was created by the US and Israel in order for both countries to overthrow the Assad government of Syria.

Cultural Marxism that Jews Marxists own and run Hollywood, the media, and academia in the U.S.A. and around the globe.

Marxists own and run Hollywood, the media, and academia in the U.S.A. and around the globe. Election (insert country and date here) was rigged by (insert political party here).

Julius Caesar committed suicide as a result of debilitating epilepsy, proposed by historian Richard Girling. [61]

Roman Emperor Nero faked his death and fled to the east, and would return to wreak vengeance upon his enemies.[62][63] There are also theories around the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE: that Christians were responsible, or that nobody at the time thought Christians were responsible but Christians exaggerated how bad Nero was and spread the rumor that Nero blamed the Christians to make themselves look cooler.[64]

Economic and business conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Religious conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Popular culture conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Comedy [ edit ]

Andy Kaufman faked his death.

Literature [ edit ]

Music [ edit ]

Royalty [ edit ]

The Queen and/or the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Princess Diana murdered by MI6 because she was pregnant with Dodi Fayed's child and was about to convert to Islam.

Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, was forced to abdicate because of his Nazi sympathies; there are claims that he colluded with Hitler during World War II.

The 2001 Nepalese royal massacre was secretly orchestrated by India to get a more favourable government, or by persons unknown to prevent the King striking a deal with Maoist rebels. [97] [98] [99]

was secretly orchestrated by India to get a more favourable government, or by persons unknown to prevent the King striking a deal with Maoist rebels. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is a SJW or American spy or a robot trying to destroy the royal family. She faked her pregnancy and the birth of her child to try and get public sympathy. Or she is part of a plan to make one of their children president of the USA and return the US to British control.[100][101][102]

Sports [ edit ]

O.J. Simpson did not kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend and that there is a "real killer."

Pro wrestling is real.

is real. Most, if not all professional sports are staged, and all the players are really B-grade actors.

The National Football League is an Illuminati created distraction because its founder, Walter Camp, was a Skull and Bones member.

Racehorse Shergar , which was apparently kidnapped for ransom in 1983 but never recovered, was actually stolen by Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya to raise money for the Irish Republican Army, or was an insurance job, or taken by the mafia.

, which was apparently kidnapped for ransom in 1983 but never recovered, was actually stolen by Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya to raise money for the Irish Republican Army, or was an insurance job, or taken by the mafia. Every boxing match, football game (of whatever code), horse race, and other sporting event is fixed in advance, whether by professional gamblers, corrupt sports administrators, or TV networks (the 1998 Football World Cup Final when Brazilian striker Ronaldo mysteriously fell ill is a good example).[103] Although in the case of cricket, this may actually be true.[104]

Video games [ edit ]

Video game journalism is controlled by feminist activists.

Zoe Quinn had sex with a kotaku employee for favorable reviews of her game Depression Quest

IGN and other reviews take money from video game companies for favorable reviews.

Anita Sarkeesian, Zoe Quinn, Brianna Wu and everybody else targeted by Gamergate actually fake all of the threats that they receive for attention because they don't keep quiet about it.

Misc [ edit ]

The "Men in Black" are real.

Flowers are really poisonous.

Just plain whacko conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Miscellaneous conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Films on conspiracy theories [ edit ]

Top ten conspiracy theories in the UK [ edit ]

An on-line poll carried out by 20th Century Fox prior to the release of an X-Files film in 2008 claimed that the following were the top ten conspiracy beliefs in the UK.[114]

Area 51 exists to investigate aliens (48%) 9/11 was orchestrated by the US government (38%) Apollo landing was a hoax (35%) Diana and Dodi were murdered (32%) The Illuminati secret society and masons are trying to take over the world (25%) Scientologists rule Hollywood (17%) Barcodes are really intended to control people (7%) Microsoft sends messages via Wingdings (6%) The US let Pearl Harbor happen (5%) The world is run by dinosaur-like reptiles (3%)

It has been suggested that the results may have been influenced by Fox's marketing campaign.[115]

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↑ Ok, there was a criminal conspiracy to kidnap or kill Lincoln and other high ranking officials by Booth and several other southern sympathizers but the S.J. wasn't involved, nor did it have any long-term plans beyond trying to revive the Confederacy . Why the Jesuits would be involved or support the Confederacy hasn't been made clear anyway… ↑ The goal was to create a "Manchurian Candidate" using acid. It didn't work and instead gave Ken Kesey access to his first hit and inspired many hippies ↑ The Lone Gunman" in March of 2001. Sounds strange, but I have the episode somewhere, and it is eerily similar… those Hollywood writers were thinking further ahead than the White House. But then again, in the episode from March of 2001, evil doers in the Speaking of the Lone Gunman, 9/11 was predicted in an X-files spin-off pilot "" in March of 2001. Sounds strange, but I have the episode somewhere, and it is eerily similar… those Hollywood writers were thinking further ahead than the White House. But then again, in the episode from March of 2001, evil doers in the Military-industrial complex attempted to carry out a plot to take over a jet airliner by remote control and fly it into the WTC, and "blame it on the Muslims." In this case, a work of fiction portraying a conspiracy predated the event that resulted in a conspiracy theory. ↑ Pronounced "boo-lay." ↑ See Kerry Cassidy November 2017 ↑ Wonder is also known for his pro- skepticism song " Superstition."