Conspiracy Theories: Your Favourites and Discuss Why They Happen

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,488
    The flat earth one is just beyond me
    100%. I mean, when it comes to conspiracy, you first usually look at the motive. Whenever I’ve asked a flat earther what could possibly be the motive for agencies to lie about the shape of the planet, it’s usually a “well…well…it’s about CONTROL, MAN”. It’s absurd. 
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  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 2,860
    I work with a guy who was a flat earther.

    He slowly came 'round.
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,426
    Conspiracy theorists provide me an endless supply of things to laugh at.
  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 2,860
    Favourites: JFK and 9/11

    When I was a kid, the conspiracy theories of that era were non-political like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. 😄
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    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,919
    edited February 3
    DE4173 said:
    Favourites: JFK and 9/11

    When I was a kid, the conspiracy theories of that era were non-political like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. 😄
    Went to the PJ show in Fort Worth 2 years ago and headed to Dealey Plaza the day before. There is no way Oswald acted alone.  If you go to the window he was in in the Book Depository he would have had a clear show of JFK coming towards him but waited until they made the turn and shot from behind.  No way.  Never believed Oswald acted alone.  Feel the new theory that the final kill shot came from the secret service's gun in the front seat accidently going off is most likely the truth.

    i would say im quite cynical about the moon landing.  i want to believe but i find the idea of having the technology to go to the moon and back over 50 years ago, while current technology companies are celebrating but getting folks into orbit around the earth.  suspicious.

    also the smiley face killer. haven't heard much about it recently but I know in the late 90s early 2000s it was a conspiracy theory about young men being killed near water ways and killer would leave a smiley face graffiti in the area.  there was a young man killed about 20 miles from my house that was part of the conspiracy theory when he was found dead near a creek after coming out of a bar late one winter night.  

    two NBA ones.   David Stern had the envelope with the Knicks marked so he ensured Patrick Ewing ending up in New York.  And this weekend Adam Silver orchestrated the Luka Doncic to the Lakers trade because tv ratings are tanking in the NBA
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  • Gern Blansten
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Elvis is alive. Fact.
    and working at a Cleveland Burger King.
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  • jhager79
    jhager79 Woodstock Ontario Posts: 296
    That the NFL is rigged in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs. How about we just appreciate greatness in the moment. 
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  • DE4173
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    Probably already heard this one, but Mahomes wears 15 b/c that's how many penalty yards you get for even touching him
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    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,488
    jhager79 said:
    That the NFL is rigged in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs. How about we just appreciate greatness in the moment. 
    I can see where this comes from though. Just a few errant calls that go their way, is usually all the points they win every game by. 
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    jhager79 said:
    That the NFL is rigged in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs. How about we just appreciate greatness in the moment. 
    A better one is that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's relationship is fake just to get young Swifties to watch NFL games and pump-up ratings.
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,610
    Poncier said:
    jhager79 said:
    That the NFL is rigged in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs. How about we just appreciate greatness in the moment. 
    A better one is that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's relationship is fake just to get young Swifties to watch NFL games and pump-up ratings.
    Which would totally incentivize the NFL to get them to the Super Bowl.
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  • DE4173
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    /Pause thread integrity

    "End Racism" removed in out of bounds area of end zone...

    Trump attending Super Bowl...

    🤔

    /Resume thread integrity 
    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • mickeyrat
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    DE4173 said:
    /Pause thread integrity

    "End Racism" removed in out of bounds area of end zone...

    Trump attending Super Bowl...

    🤔

    /Resume thread integrity 

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  • DE4173
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    That's still there. I guess racism ended🤷‍♂️
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    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • Halifax2TheMax
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    -Obama having his chef killed (Who drowns while paddle boarding?) 
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    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • Tim Simmons
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    - Pipe Rocks. 

    Because there are rocks everywhere sucking the energy out of children through pipes. It’s Netflix for pdfs.
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,426
    It appears that there are people who believe conspiracy theories about the removal of wisdom teeth.

  • Halifax2TheMax
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    “Holisticgrenade” sounds like a soothing fella.
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