Conspiracy Theories: A Guide to the World's Most Intriguing Mysteries

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The conspiracy theories behind the BP oil spill". The Week. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017 . Retrieved 4 July 2017. Trump says he 'wouldn't be surprised' if unfounded conspiracy theory about George Soros funding caravan is true". The Washington Post. 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018 . Retrieved 15 November 2018.

Rob Schneider Links Autism To Vaccines, Rails Against Big Government". HuffPost. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017 . Retrieved 26 June 2017. Sykes, Leslie (17 May 2009). "Angels & Demons Causing Serious Controversy". KFSN-TV/ ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 27 January 2011.Donald Trump says vaccinations are causing an autism 'epidemic' ". The Independent. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017 . Retrieved 3 September 2017. Promoters of alternative energy theories have included Thomas Henry Moray, [340] Eugene Mallove, and convicted American fraudster Stanley Meyer. [341] Weaponry Also known as SLAP (Secret Large-scale Atmospheric Program), this theory alleges that water condensation trails (" contrails") from aircraft consist of chemical or biological agents, or contain a supposedly toxic mix of aluminum, strontium and barium, [13] under secret government policies. An estimated 17% of people globally believe the theory to be true or partly true. In 2016, the Carnegie Institution for Science published the first-ever peer-reviewed study of the chemtrail theory; 76 out of 77 participating atmospheric chemists and geochemists stated that they had seen no evidence to support the chemtrail theory, or stated that chemtrail theorists rely on poor sampling. [14] [15] Korean Air Lines Flight 007

The disappearance, and often presumed death, of an individual may also become a cause for conspiracy theorists. Theories of a cover-up surrounding the 1974 disappearance of Lord Lucan following the murder of his family's nanny include, for example, allegations of a suicide plot whereby his body was fed to tigers at Howletts Zoo. [64] [65] [66] Numerous conspiracy theories have also attended the 2007 disappearance of English girl Madeleine McCann. [67]a b "The 70 Greatest Conspiracy Theories in Pop-Culture History". Vulture. 23 October 2016 . Retrieved 27 March 2021. In principle, conspiracy theories might not always be false, and their validity depends on evidence as for any theory. However, they are often implausible prima facie due to their convoluted and all-encompassing nature. [3] a b Armfield JM (2007). "When public action undermines public health: a critical examination of antifluoridationist literature". Australia and New Zealand Health Policy. 4 (1): 25. doi: 10.1186/1743-8462-4-25. PMC 2222595. PMID 18067684.

Main article: John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories John F. Kennedy in the presidential limousine shortly before his assassinationSince at least the Middle Ages, antisemitism has featured elements of conspiracy theory. In medieval Europe it was widely believed that Jews poisoned wells, had been responsible for the death of Jesus, and ritually consumed the blood of Christians. The second half of the 19th century saw the emergence of notions that Jews and/or Freemasons were plotting to establish control over the world. Forged evidence has been presented to spread the notion that Jews were responsible for the propagation of communism, or the hoax The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (1903), which outlines a supposed high council of Jews planning to control the world. [105] Such antisemitic conspiracy theories became central to the worldview of Adolf Hitler. Antisemitic theories persist today concerning banking, [106] Hollywood, the news media and a purported Zionist Occupation Government of the United States. [107] [108] [109] These theories all allege plots to establish a world tyranny. [110] Josef K never finds out why the agents have come to arrest him or what it is he is supposed to have done wrong, and neither does the reader. The opaque nature of the conspiracy against K, and his futile efforts to make sense of the situation, point to a faceless world of bureaucratic terror and anticipate the unreal yet oppressive nature of many totalitarian regimes.