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Which conspiracy theories do you believe?

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RoseWylie · 11/11/2026 19:17

Me-

Covid came from a Chinese lab.
Epstein's death was engineered by a third party, whether by murder or by compromising the suicide watch.
Lucy Letby's conviction isn't sound and was affected by institutional motivation to find a cause for babies dying other than negligence and squalor across the department. (FAOD I have no idea whether she is innocent or guilty.)

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IzzyLeng · 12/11/2026 13:44

I think Dr David Kelly didn’t kill himself
im not convinced the babies at Chester hospital were murdered.

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EasternStandard · 12/11/2026 14:06

Firesidechatter · 12/11/2026 13:19

Covid from a lab isn’t a conspiracy theory, the White House and a select sub committee have both endorsed it as the most likely explanation, it’s the scientists who feel it is the least likely, it is simply no one knows for sure, there is no definitive answer.

as for rest it’s all nonsense,

I’m not surprised conspiracy theories saw an uptick after Covid. The narrative was heavily not a lab leak and since it could be other theories abound.

Once someone believes in a ct it’s really hard to dissuade or disprove.

nevernotmaybe · 12/11/2026 14:12

Periperi2025 · 11/11/2026 19:59

Foot and mouth was a proven lab leak, and the Covid zoonotic hypothesis is an unproven hypothesis currently considered the most likely route of transmission it is not a proven fact, so considering other hypotheses is scientific method not conspiracy theory.

Considering a hypothesis in an experiment, based on your personal knowledge and understanding, is science.

Being a random member of the public with no understanding or knowledge, deciding that it did come from wherever is a conspiracy theory.

That we aren't responsible for global warming is a hypothesis. It is even genuinely still held by a minority of scientists, just like a minority still say lab made is possible Covid. But as of right now both those are still conspiracy theories to hold as what is really happening by the public, with no evidence at all and more likely and supported explanations - to am even greater extreme with global warming, but true for both.

Something that is a conspiracy can turn out to be true, and it doesn't change if it was a conspiracy to believe it as fact in the past.

GasPanic · 12/11/2026 14:16

EasternStandard · 12/11/2026 14:06

I’m not surprised conspiracy theories saw an uptick after Covid. The narrative was heavily not a lab leak and since it could be other theories abound.

Once someone believes in a ct it’s really hard to dissuade or disprove.

It's always possible to expand the CT with new claims/"evidence". Followers of CTs have the luxury of never being wrong because they can morph the theories to match their beliefs. Eg :

Conspiracy Theorist : "So and so is a Green Lizard. She will not die because they live to 120!"

(She Dies).

Conspiracy Theorist "So and so got too big for her boots, so the Illuminati killed her before she could reveal everything!"

nevernotmaybe · 12/11/2026 14:34

Delatron · 12/11/2026 13:28

I thought it was accepted that Covid was from a lab!

The moon landings are just fascinating. I wouldn’t go as far to say they were fake. But it’s ok to question these things. I have always wondered why nobody ever went back and £££ is a good answer. I did question the technology back then - we only had a few TV channels yet could send men to the moon. I get that it’s different technology but you can see why people are a bit suspicious.

The technology wasn't that complex, rockets into orbit was the most complex part of it all and was already established long before. The rest of the technology was about engineering what we already had into what was needed in space. Add in vast sums of money, 400k scientists and engineers, and a fraction of the concern for safety compared to today (what was sent into space would be considered a death trap by todays standards), it really isn't that crazy.

All the maths and understanding required was established up to thousands of years before as well.

theemmadilemma · 12/11/2026 15:16

I believe:
Covid was from a lab accident
Epstein was murdered
Lucy Letby is not guilty
Big Pharma (does anyone still think that’s conspiracy?), same for Black Rock – neither conspiracy theories
Mainstream media is there to keep us scared and submissive
MK Ultra is not a conspiracy
David Kelly did not kill himself

I do not believe:
McDonalds is people (Solent Green much)
Celebrities are eating babies by the bucket load to stay young

When it comes to conspiracy theories, the farfetched are often just that. But the ones related to keep the general population scared, submissive and buying more but owning less, tend to play out, albeit slowly at times, as do those keeping the rich richer and the rest of us… yes scared, skint and submissive.

GasPanic · 12/11/2026 15:18

nevernotmaybe · 12/11/2026 14:34

The technology wasn't that complex, rockets into orbit was the most complex part of it all and was already established long before. The rest of the technology was about engineering what we already had into what was needed in space. Add in vast sums of money, 400k scientists and engineers, and a fraction of the concern for safety compared to today (what was sent into space would be considered a death trap by todays standards), it really isn't that crazy.

All the maths and understanding required was established up to thousands of years before as well.

Thousands of years is probably taking it a bit far.

Hundreds of years is more reasonable. For example Newtons laws of motion and gravitation were in the 1600s.

I think the biggest problem for me is that a lot of the people that doubt the moon landings seem to do it on the basis of a smudge in a photo, or the fact that they had a black and white TV at the time.

This doesn't do much credit to the engineers involved who were extremely ingenious in the way they went about solving the problems.

Sure if someone has had a quick look through the books on how they did the guidance computer and things like rope memory then I might have a bit more time for their opinions, but most people seem to not believe it was possible based on some pretty arbitrary thinking. Ie I didn't have a freezer at that point so how could they land on the moon ? That sort of stuff.

NoMusicPlease · 12/11/2026 15:21

Verv · 12/11/2026 10:52

I often think/hope that, down in the trenches.

It can't.

It still existing would have a notable effect on whale populations and their behavior.

Banjas · 12/11/2026 15:34

I agree with you re Covid and Epstein’s death @RoseWylie
I didn’t follow the Lucy Letby case ( I don’t live in the UK ) so can’t comment.

LancashireButterPie · 12/11/2026 15:46

I think NHS England was shut down because it was becoming too challenging and a fly in the ointment for the government.

LancashireButterPie · 12/11/2026 15:49

I think Epstein didn't die, and is probably living his best life on a hidden tropical island somewhere.

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 15:50

LancashireButterPie · 12/11/2026 15:46

I think NHS England was shut down because it was becoming too challenging and a fly in the ointment for the government.

No, it was an unnecessary layer of management, and more cost effective and increase accountability to get rid.

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 15:51

LancashireButterPie · 12/11/2026 15:49

I think Epstein didn't die, and is probably living his best life on a hidden tropical island somewhere.

With Elvis and Shergar.

MalteserGeezee · 12/11/2026 15:56

There's a teeny tiny part of me that doesn't believe we landed on the moon in 1969 (even though the pragmatic part of me acknowledges it would be almost impossible to keep the number of people involved in said conspiracy quiet forever)

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 15:58

MalteserGeezee · 12/11/2026 15:56

There's a teeny tiny part of me that doesn't believe we landed on the moon in 1969 (even though the pragmatic part of me acknowledges it would be almost impossible to keep the number of people involved in said conspiracy quiet forever)

Somebody calculated that it would be cheaper and easier for NASA to have a moon mission rather than be engaged in global fraud for so long!

Boomer55 · 12/11/2026 16:25

RoseWylie · 11/11/2026 19:17

Me-

Covid came from a Chinese lab.
Epstein's death was engineered by a third party, whether by murder or by compromising the suicide watch.
Lucy Letby's conviction isn't sound and was affected by institutional motivation to find a cause for babies dying other than negligence and squalor across the department. (FAOD I have no idea whether she is innocent or guilty.)

I think it’s been established that Covid did come from a lab in Wuhan.

Letby will be sorted legally, in the end.

Epstein? Couldn't care less.

IzzyLeng · 12/11/2026 16:26

Id love it if BigFoot existed.

Also aliens. With the aliens I must admit I think there’s something going on. Not necessarily green men from outer space but are the us government testing top secret stuff? Or the Chinese? Or someone?

Or possibly it is some sort of alien life form who monitor us but don’t want to be seen. Some of the Pentagon file interviews, etc, testimony (and video footage) from military pilots is quite convincing. Why is it so impossible that were the only intelligent life form?

but I hear myself saying this and think I sound a bit batshit 😆

Delphiniumandlupins · 12/11/2026 16:50

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 15:51

With Elvis and Shergar.

And Lord Lucan

moderate · 12/11/2026 17:49

A large amount of money has been spent promoting transgender ideology in order to discredit the Left.

Nowthengoose · 12/11/2026 17:54

Yep, Covid did come from a Chinese lab. It’s been confirmed, not that you would know as it has been kept rather quiet on the MSM. Just google ‘Dr Anthony Fauci 5th amendment’ and you’ll see everything you need to know about this subject 😢

dick27 · 12/11/2026 18:12

I haven't RTFT but does anyone believe 15 minute cities are to control us?
Because this blows my tiny mind and I'd love a believer to explain their rationale.

scalt · 12/11/2026 18:15

While I do think the virus was real (lab leak or not), someone in government said “let’s seize this opportunity to experiment with exactly how much we can control, coerce, and frighten the public: it will be a useful reference point for a future emergency”. Hence the campaign of fear, and restrictions of complete nonsense: a test of public compliance. The message “when do we deploy the variant?” points to this.

The queen didn’t die when they said she did: we were instead looking at Dame Helen Mirren or Boris Johnson in a wig. Certainly I doubt if she was actually in the coffin that people filed past.

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 18:48

scalt · 12/11/2026 18:15

While I do think the virus was real (lab leak or not), someone in government said “let’s seize this opportunity to experiment with exactly how much we can control, coerce, and frighten the public: it will be a useful reference point for a future emergency”. Hence the campaign of fear, and restrictions of complete nonsense: a test of public compliance. The message “when do we deploy the variant?” points to this.

The queen didn’t die when they said she did: we were instead looking at Dame Helen Mirren or Boris Johnson in a wig. Certainly I doubt if she was actually in the coffin that people filed past.

"Boris Johnson in a wig" is genuinely the best conspiracy theory on here 🤣!

TooBigForMyBoots · 12/11/2026 18:57

MagdaLenor · 12/11/2026 15:58

Somebody calculated that it would be cheaper and easier for NASA to have a moon mission rather than be engaged in global fraud for so long!

My view is if the US had faked the original moonlanding, the USSR would have made a song and dance about it for decades.

The reason they didn't is because it was real and they knew it.🤷‍♀️