CuriositiesNOV 17, 2023

30 Conspiracy Theories That Some People Actually Believe Despite How Ridiculous They Sound

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Despite the vast amount of knowledge we have about our world, there are always some pockets of ignorance. Humans love a good story, but some of us start to create narratives about the unknown that are frankly, fantastical.

Someone asked “What’s the weirdest/craziest conspiracy theory you have heard of?” and netizens shared the most bizarre things someone had told them. We also got in touch with Accomplished-Leg-991 who made the initial post. So prepare your tinfoil hat, make sure you aren’t on a 5G network, and attune your crystals before you scroll through. Be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your own thoughts below.

#1

30 Conspiracy Theories That Some People Actually Believe Despite How Ridiculous They Sound

Dinosaur bones were placed on earth by Satan to trick people into "abandoning" God.

River_7890, Christopher Jon

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142points

#2

Rocks are soft until touched. Dumbest, but still my favorite.

JiN88reddit, Andrew Malone

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140points

#3

My mother believes that it’s so difficult to get appointments with doctors is because illegal immigrants are taking all the appointments. I laughed until I realized she was serious.

boughmadeofwood, cottonbro studio

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134points

Bored Panda got in touch with the fantastically named Accomplished-Leg-991 who posed the initial question to internet users and they were kind enough to answer some of our questions. Naturally, we were curious to hear why they decided to query the internet about the strangest conspiracy theories people have had the (misfortune) of hearing.

“I was prompted to ask the question after seeing a “conspiracy iceberg” full of dark and also weird conspiracies,” they shared with Bored Panda. Interestingly, the “slippery slope” that gets people into conspiracy theories as true believers seems to also generate interest in the more niche variants.

#4

Truck driver that delivered my flooring gave me this gem: The push for green lawns in the US is by Big Pharma.

The cliff notes version is that to get green grass, you need pesticides, pesticides cause cancer, cancer is good business for drug companies. It was like a 20 minute long rant to get to that conclusion and it was an adventure.

StillBald, FOX

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129points

#5

That Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen, and they made the movie Frozen so that when people googled "Walt Disney Frozen" the movie would come up first.

LizardPossum, Boy Scouts of America

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128points

#6

Covid was not a virus, it was actually the result of the Catholic church lacing the world's water supply with King Cobra venom in order to genetically transform the world's populace into snake-human-demon hybrids, thus preventing them from going to heaven. This was all because the scientific name of the King Cobra and a piece of a bishop's miter contain the word "corona". The person who presented this theory apparently had no idea that corona just means crown in latin, he was presumably too busy being contacted by God through fortune cookies he got from a chinese restaurant.

Mr_Squids, Irina Iriser

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128points

Accomplished-Leg-991’s post ended up going quite viral as many people shared all the outlandish things they have heard, so we wanted to hear their opinion on what attracted folks to the thread. “I think the post got good reach as it is something most people will think about and hold in their heads as absurd or crazy and makes them wanna spill.”

#7

That ADHD havers are actually glitching through different dimensions

Saltmetoast, imustbedead

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125points

#8

I have to say the one about politicians drinking infant blood in the basements of pizza parlors in order to get adrenochrome is a pretty crazy one. Because the only way to get adrenochrome is through vampiric acts since chemistry isn’t a thing

AkuraPiety, Omar Belattar

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115points

#9

Some nutjobs have convinced themselves that every celebrity is trans. They point out all kinds of physical attributes that "prove it" like "masculine jawline" and "male eyes", or "too small hips that a woman wouldn't be able to birth through, must be a man". One bikini pic of Taylor Swift shows a bit pronounced pubic mound, and the conspiracy nutters never having seen a natural naked woman went "Yup must be a penis" It's called Transvestigation if you're interested.

PzMcQuire, Henry de Guzman

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103points

Lastly, we wanted to hear if Accomplished-Leg-991 themselves had heard any particularly bizarre conspiracy theories in person. “I’ve heard tons of crazy conspiracy theories but clockwork elves, the theory of the Las Vegas shooter, and the dancing plague I love. Plus there are tons more but there are a few,” they shared with Bored Panda.

#10

Traffic barrels are left up for so long because the department of transportation bought too many & has no place to store them

dailysunshineKO, Brian Crawford

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99points

#11

That birds are not real and are actually just surveillance for the government. It's a great eye rolling experience.

Dependent_Main2643, Matthis Volquardsen

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97points

#12

You social security number indicates which bank you were sold to at birth.

compuwiza1, Brett Sayles

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89points

#13

The "5g waves emitted by the Emergency Broadcast test activate the Covid vaccine microchips and turn people into zombies/give them Marburg" one is definitely one of the weirdest I've ever heard

furiousfran, RF._.studio

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85points

#14

Had a co worker that fully believes the government controls the weather so celebrities can have nice weddings

pinballgizard, Spora Weddings

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84points

#15

Mountains are all the stumps of ancient fossilized enormous trees.

I'm absolutely *obsessed* with this theory. It's connected to flat earth, but flat earth isn't a requirement for this theory nor do most flat earthers believe it.

inkstainedgoblin, Daniel Handl

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84points

#16

The earth is flat and everyone person has their own sun like the sun you see and the one I see is completely different

Mediocre_Meat_5992, Pixabay

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77points

#17

A very strange conspiracy theory I've heard about is the story of the "Lizardpeople" or "reptilians". According to this theory, high-ranking political leaders and celebrities are actually hidden humanoid reptilians who control the world. They are supposed to be able to change their form and aim to manipulate humanity. It sounds like the script of a science fiction movie, but there are people who really believe it. Well, sometimes people's imagination knows no bounds!

AdBeneficial4699, Warner Brothers

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74points