Although X-Files told us that we should want to believe in UFOs and conspiracy theories, some of them are so ridiculous and common sense-defying that we just cannot bring ourselves to trust the tiniest bit of them. As luck would have it, you’re just about to see for yourself what we are rambling about here. This is our glorious list of conspiracy theories - from believable, to hilarious, to plain outrageous, these stories will either make you laugh or want to dig deeper.
Of course, this list just wouldn’t do without some of the most popular conspiracy theories, like the one about the iceberg, JFK, or mister Dillinger’s death. However, if you’re somewhat of a connoisseur of these tall tales, you’re also bound to find some new stories here that were shared on Reddit by people from all walks of life. And if you’re here purely for entertainment, there are also some pretty funny conspiracy theories that will amuse you in their absurdity. Yet, who knows, it might just be that the crazy conspiracy theories are, in fact, the ones that are real…
Now, before we burst from anticipation to read these famous conspiracy theories, we should all probably just scroll down below and check them out, shall we? Once you are done reading them (and there are loads to read through - great material for a cold winter’s evening!), vote for the conspiracy theory that made you doubt your own beliefs or made you laugh until your tummy started hurting. And after that, share this article with your friends!
#1
"Our politicians want us divided against each other to keep us from turning on them."
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338points
#2
"Modern art that sells for millions is a way for criminals to launder money. I refuse to believe someone paid over 100k for a banana duck taped to a wall. Someone is using that grift to launder their drug money or something."
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282points
#3
"There is only one yawn on earth and it constantly travels from person to person…"
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#4
"Celebrities aren't actually giving their kids absurd names, they just aren't publicizing their legal names."
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#5
"The woman's clothing industry is a conspiracy. Winter cardigans are intentionally thin so they have to buy more to layer them, no pockets so they have to buy bags."
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211points
#6
"That there are people rich enough to disappear. There must be some billionaires we've never heard of."
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#7
"Adam Sandler makes movies as an excuse to go on vacation with some friends."
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#8
"Disney's frozen is only titled like that so when you Google "Disney frozen" the movie comes up instead of conspiracy theories."
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179points
#9
"Yuri Gagarin was not the first man in space, just the first man to live through it."
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#10
"Facebook and Google are monitoring everything you type, post, and say. There are so many stories of people talking about, say cats, and getting ads for cat food within an hour. They never searched for cats or cat food then or in the past, just said the word a few times. "Reply All" did a podcast episode debunking this theory, but all it boiled down to was an email from Facebook stating they didn't do this."
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#11
"During Hurricane Katrina, the Murphy Oil refinery in St. Bernard parish, just outside of New Orleans, had a container rupture and leak oil on a lot of the surrounding neighborhood, including my grandparent's and aunt/uncle's houses. After the cleaning up the land was deemed uninhabitable and the oil company was able to purchase all the land for very, very cheap. Many people that were affected and in the area believe that the oil company did it on purpose, and I tend to believe them."
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#12
"Starbucks trains its employees to spell names wrong on coffee cups to get pictures of their brand on social media."
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#13
"Toothpaste and shampoo commercials show using way too much of the stuff. You need a pea-sized bit of toothpaste but the ads always show it covering the entire brush and then some."
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154points
#14
During the '80s and the '90s, America became convinced that here was an underground network of Satanists working to kidnap and torture children. While none of it was real, the theories destroyed many lives and livelihoods.
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#15
"Planned obsolescence everywhere in the industry. If everyone stopped replacing their cars and smartphones, imagine the."
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138points
#16
"The "coup attempt" in Turkey was faked in order for Erdogan to consolidate his power and purge the opposition."
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138points
#17
"I believe that there are people richer than the people we know as the richest people in the world."
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136points
#18
"Mattress firm is some sort of giant money laundering scheme. They are everywhere and always empty. I remember seeing 4 mattress firms all on each corner of an intersection once, there is no way there is such a demand for mattresses."
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132points
#19
"That laundry detergent companies suggest using more detergent per load than necessary in order to force people into buying more often."
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#20
"The CIA killed Marilyn Monroe because Kennedy had been disclosing classified information to her."
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