The 30 Best Crazy Conspiracy Theories That People Actually Believe

[The Liturgist]

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The Loch Ness Monster lives in Scotland​

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Elusive in its nature, the Loch Ness Monster reportedly continues to live in the Scottish Loch Ness Lake and has captivated the public for thousands of years.

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5G causes cancer and COVID-19​

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Ready for another by-product of the global pandemic? The internet swarmed with misinformation that the wireless service was responsible for diseases like cancer and even COVID-19. The spread of this theory even led to the destruction of some 5G towers, as people believed the powerful connection would kill them.

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A solar flare caused the Titanic to sink​

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A study recently discovered that the northern hemisphere was experiencing a “moderate to severe” magnetic storm on the night of the ship’s collision. Similar solar flares are known to cause power outages on Earth and could have affected the ship’s radar and radio rescue signals.

RMS Titanic did not have RADAR, which was developed much later, so we can rule that out (and also wireless transmissions were normal). In fact, this is underrated as a conspiracy in terms of its stupidity; I think an argument could be made that this is the single stupidest conspiracy theory on the list.

I mean, I have to concede it is possible Amelia Earhart was eaten by giant crabs or crab-like people. It would be weird, and also sounds like an unpleasant way to die, but carcinization is a known biological phenomenon. Indeed it is remotely possible future humans could evolve to become crab-like, although I hope that’s not the case (and thus far no mammalian species known to us has undergone carcinization).

 

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The moon landing was fake​

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The flag moving in the wind, no stars in the sky whatsoever, the misaligned shadows—these are all points made in the conspiracy theory that Neil Armstrong didn’t take the first “leap for mankind” on the moon in 1969. For years, conspiracists have argued that NASA staged the landing and that the secret has been protected by the CIA ever since.

But it was faked & the reasons being above