I don’t really know what constitutes a conspiracy theory. Diamonds in wedding rings are essentially worthless, yet people still pay exorbitant amounts for them. So, I guess I’ll leave it to personal judgment.
Not exactly a conspiracy theory, but the idea that any of the “sovereign citizen” nonsense actually does anything.
this raises the question:
where does the line get drawn between conspiracy beliefs and genuine mental illness?
because if there’s a line it’s so fine I can’t fucking see it…
The only actual conspiracy theory i hear about irl is chemtrails
Chemtrails, trump not being a felon, 5G caused Covid, horse de-wormer covid cure, drinking bleach cures autism, god
driving bleach? I assume you mean drinking (which for obvious reasons is not a good idea). Also, what the heck is a horse de-wormer?
Oops;)
Ivermectin
Iverctim, the drug approved for human use in 1987, given to tens of millions over 40 years and whose discoverers got the Nobel price in medicin, listed by the WHO as an essential drug?
That horse dewormer?
The titanic one is a good one
I would guess:
- Moon landing was faked
- Anti-vax stuff.
- The entire scientific community and goverments are making global warming up and hiding evidence to the contrary. Somehow, for some reason.
Popular in media but probably not many actually believe:
- Space aliens are here and goverments somehow are able to hide that. Good luck with that I say.
- The eart is flat and all of academia is teaching the wrong thing. For no reason.
Try selling diamonds jewelary on the second hand market. You’ll get the gold value.
Every construct theory in it’s most extreme form always seems to end up antisemitic, so I’d say the antisemitic tropes.
Avril Levine was replaced by a clone many years ago
Ooh that’s a fun one. Paul McCartney as well, apparently. The McCartney one gets me thinking sometimes because supposedly they left clues to this in some of their lyrics.
I have also heard this about Jamie Foxx and Kanye West. I’m sure there’s more.
Flat Earth, the New World Order, the Illuminati, Jewish space lasers, Democrats/ Jews controlling the weather. MLK being killed by the government could be considered one, but, well. You know. All the classics.
My favourite atm is that kirk’s wife had him killed.
Qanon
I like the theory that suggests that JonBenét Ramsey wasn’t killed, and was instead kidnapped and secretly raised by her captors to be a singer, and grew up to become Katy Perry.
Deep state & FBI cover ups of child sex-trafficking rings run by cabals of shadowy elites linked to the unfalsifiable existence of the Epstein files.
The most destructive one I’ve seen has been the anti-vax crowd. Almost feels like a state actor trying to gaslight the world.
yeah… almost.
My least favorite one is ancient aliens, because it is both inspired by Carl Sagan and inspired a ton of sci fi especially Stargate, but it’s also just white supremacy with extra steps.
I’m so conflicted.
How is ancient aliens inspired by Carl Sagan?
He wrote a book in the 60s that kind of suggested it was a possibility, but then walked it back within a few years and criticized people who latched on to it.
Intelligent Life in the Universe is the book.
He also wrote about this in Broca’s Brain
Popular conspiracy theories according to me:
- Fluoridation of municipal water supplies is some evil government program to disperse drugs / chemicals
- Roswell was an alien UFO crash, the aliens / craft are being kept at Area 51.
- JFK was not assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald alone. He was killed by the CIA / 2nd shooter on the grassy knoll.
- Moon landing was faked
- Condensation trails (contrails) from high altitude aircraft are actually chemicals being dispersed by the government (chemtrails)
- The Earth (and only the Earth, not the Sun, moon, other planets) is a flat disc.
- Automakers have cars that run on water but they refuse to sell them to protect the oil industry.
- Global warming / climate change is a hoax to sell solar / wind / hydro power.
- Big pharma / doctors have all the cures but they’re not selling them to keep you sick & them rich
- 9/11 was an inside job (planned by George W. Bush)
- COVID-19 vaccines deposited secret microchips in the population
JFK was not assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald alone. He was killed by the CIA / 2nd shooter on the grassy knoll
Actually no one killed him. His head just did that.
Most of the flouride stuff ive read about is more about concerns with the toxicity of flouride and some about it promoting calcification of parts of the body.
And a lot of the anti climate change stuff i find is less about promotion of alternatives and more about the government wants to control your freedom, self sustainability, and independence.
It’s all still carefully engineered bullshit, even if you change the details.
