12 Conspiracy Theories (That Actually Happened)

Maybe we should invest in some tinfoil hats.
12 Conspiracy Theories (That Actually Happened)

We all know that the conspiracy theories are mostly nonsense, right? A bunch of fringe groups and people who navel gaze a little bit too much found something to latch onto, forming a false conclusion to something that either has been debunked or certified depending on which direction the conspiracies take. There are so many of them out there that have just the most ridiculous theories and claims that even ones that could have a shred of validity to them get buried amongst a sea of tin-foil hats, manifestos, and awkward orgies among believers at the nearby motel after the group meeting/lecture.

I mean, who would believe that the U.S. government unleashed 300,000 mosquitoes onto Georgia? Or that Bayer caused over 100 people to contract HIV? Or that scientologists infiltrated the U.S. government to destroy secret files? You. You should believe all those things. Because they actually happened.

More on those stories and other “sounds nutjobby, but actually true” tales below:

 

IN THE SCIENTOOS, INFILTRATED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. Their goal was to destroy documents that made their church look bad. With Operation Snow White, the
THE SPACE SHUTTLE WAS DESIGNED TO GRAB SATELLITES. Specifically, to collect Russian satellites and bring them to Earth. One of the original plans for
THE FBI INFILTRATED THE BLACK PANTHERS. Their interference effectively destroyed the Black Panther Party. In the 1950s, Operation COINTELPRO inserted
RICHARD NIXON PLANNED TO KILL OFF HIS WORST CRITIC. It would have happened, but his goons got busy with Watergate. Richard Nixon had an ongoing beef w
THE FBI MADE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AN ENEMY OF THE STATE. And they tried to blackmail King into killing himself. J. Edgar Hoover was convinced that K
BAYER SOLD UNSAFE MEDICINE IN ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA. PR BAYER neINE ORIGINAL asFIIN Fast. Saf STRENGTH Pnin haliel SAYER TA YER G daue 325r And at le
THE U.S. MILITARY SPRAYED SAN FRANCISCO WITH GERMS. One man died from the supposedly harmless bacteria. The plan was to study chemical warfare by rele

FDR

IN 1933, WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN PLOTTED TO OVERTHROW FDR. But the general they recruited for the coup ratted them out. A group that allegedly included th
THE U.S. HIRED NAZIS TO WIN THE SPACE RACE. Then the military whitewashed their records to cover it up. President Truman was morally opposed to hiring
IN THE '50s, THe CIA HAD OVER E GUN ON 400 JOURNALISTS IN THEIR POCKETS. EMAMER SENTA CHICAGO CHEERS SENATE RADICALS ATANS They were paid to plant pro

Prohibition

THE GOVERNMENT POISONED ALCOHOL DURING PROHIBITION. UNFILTERE POISO And as many as 10,000 people died. The U.S. government wanted a way to discourage
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