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Which conspiracy theories do you believe?

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beluga425 · 18/02/2018 15:48

Which theories, dismissed by many as conspiracy theories, do you regard as the truth?

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Backenette · 18/02/2018 22:16

The biggest MeToo object has yet to be identified. When he is named, when the evidence comes forward, it will rock us to the core.

A royal, perchance?

Justwanttosayplease · 18/02/2018 22:18

Not a Royal, but that's all I'm going to say.

confusednotcom2 · 18/02/2018 22:20

I’m not sure why anyone would think Sandy Hook was faked.

IAmMumWho · 18/02/2018 22:20

@Meandmy4 was your post about lady Di?

IAmMumWho · 18/02/2018 22:21

@confusednotcom2 I've just googled that sandy hook and I'll I'm getting is a school massacre. Is that the same thing everyone else is meaning? Is there another sandy hook issue

Backenette · 18/02/2018 22:22

I’m trying to think of any public figure where it would rock me to the core if I found out they were a sleazebag, and actually I can’t. Don’t we assume these days that most celebs are vacant holes filled with avarice, greed and a lack of morals?

Oh fuck me if I found out David Attenborough was a slime I’d cry. Please confirm it’s not David Attenborough. Or Michael palin 😁

Buck3t · 18/02/2018 22:22

Some of these seem crazy I give you that.

However, the Americans infected their own citizens with syphillis, telling them they were helping them.

If your government can do that, they can do anything. And just because that case was American, doesn’t mean the UK, Finland, Spain etc etc cannot do the same.

Just look at what the current UK government are doing to the education system and healthcare. What makes me crazy, is the idea that people who predict the problems with these are the crazy ones and are ignored, then a year later what they said was going to happen comes to pass.

But you know this post is light hearted so I’ll just take a step back (tip toes away)

ImListening · 18/02/2018 22:24

Diana may have been murdered but not by the royals. Look at Charles when he goes to Paris - he’s devastated. She was losing it a bit anyway, the papers were gunning for her. Her death turned her into a saint. No more likely it was an accident.

confusednotcom2 · 18/02/2018 22:25

I defo don’t trust the tech companies eg Google, FB.

ItsNachoCheese · 18/02/2018 22:25

backenette david attenbourgh is a walking legend i refuse to believe he is anything other than a gentleman.

satnc · 18/02/2018 22:27

@FizzyGreenWater I think she meant Rosa Monkton, not Diana😂. Why, I'm not so sure? Why are you so mistrustful of Rosa?

And yes @Meandmy4 I would really highly recommend! Kids would love Kensington Gardens, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain was beautiful and kids can paddle in it. Got to see lots of her dresses and outfits on display too, even saw her black White House Travolta dress!

I honestly just do not think they'd do that to the boys. Everyone knows Diana and Dodi weren't serious, she was getting back at Hasnat and was a silly Summer fling on a boat.

Diana's death was not good for the Royals, it made everyone hate Charles even more than they already did. 20 years on, although feelings have mellowed, those feelings of resentment are still engrained.

Feedme1 · 18/02/2018 22:27

For the PP who snorted at time travel, I suggest you research something before doubting it. Time is real, not a perception & time travel is possible through worm holes which surround us, the problem is, they’re all too small.

confusednotcom2 · 18/02/2018 22:28

IAmMumWho Some people (pro gun) believe it was a fake massacre & parents of some of the victims have endured awful harassment.

Corblimeyguv · 18/02/2018 22:28

Forgive me if this is hijacking a very good thread, but can someone please explain the conspiracy theory that vaccines actually do more harm than good, and if so why on earth all those NHS and NICE professionals would go along with this?

I get that in the US and many other places there is an issue with pharmaceutical companies doing deals with doctors...the same does not apply to the NHS and NICE, and both institutions come under regular fire for not approving medical treatment or drugs. So why would they approve vaccines that cost money yet allegedly actually make children more ill?

I have yet to hear a credible explanation, but am all ears Smile

confusednotcom2 · 18/02/2018 22:29

I did hear that Harvey W was sacrificed (although he was still guilty) to distract attention from someone else.

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 18/02/2018 22:31

I’m not sure what to think about Madeline McCann, I’m not sure they did it, I think they know more than they are letting on.
I’d love to visit Area 51, although I wonder if it’s just a ruse to draw attention to make us think something top secret is going on there.
I have no idea about Denver airport? Never even knew there was a conspiracy.
As for religion I have always thought it was total crap. No one know what happened when Jesus was there. As no one is alive to tell us. You read the bible but how do you know anything is true? I think maybe he’s just a cult leader that conspired to control everyone. But hey that’s just my opinion and i would never discourage anyone from their beliefs.
I have to be hon3st I have no idea about the jfk conspiracies. First I’ve heard about any.
One of the biggest conspiracies happening right now is.... how the fuck trump is the president of the USA.

satnc · 18/02/2018 22:31

@ImListening completely agree with this. She was still on good terms with The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, sending letters back and forth at the time of her death. Charles looked shell shocked, no way did they have anything to do with it.

screepy · 18/02/2018 22:32

I hear that a certain "del boy" type character is no saint. In fact, he won't even go out without bodyguards because he knows a,lot of people want him dead.

HolyShmoly · 18/02/2018 22:33

corblimey I think those people are so bought into the 'big pharma' argument that they've lost any power of reasoning.

LittleCandle · 18/02/2018 22:34

For all the 'Diana was murdered' lot - it is possible to wear a seat belt, be pulled alive from a car crash and die from your injuries. It is also possible to be killed by your seat belt. DM was killed by a seat belt that did not release the way it was meant to. She was pulled from the car alive by the Fire Service and paramedics and died a few minutes later. So it is quite possible. And while I would have cheerfully bumped the annoying bint her off so I never had to see her again, I do actually have an alibi - I was in bed, asleep, hundreds of miles away. Grin

BonnieF · 18/02/2018 22:34

Area 51 or Groom Lake is a US military base in the Nevada desert, near Las Vegas. It has been used for decades to test and evaluate prototype and developmental military aircraft and weapons systems.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51

It’s existence is no longer a secret, but what goes on there is still classified, hence all the conspiracy theories.

I think it was the first thing Trump asked about after he was sworn in Grin.

IAmMumWho · 18/02/2018 22:37

@BonnieF

Is it true that Area 51 is NOT show on any map? Was talking to DH earlier about this as we did a google search and found nothing.

DotForShort · 18/02/2018 22:37

Anyone who buys those loony conspiracy theories about Sandy Hook needs to develop their critical thinking skills. Complete nonsense about "crisis actors." And really beneath contempt.

Mass shootings happen in the US, many of them in schools. (Because gun laws in the US are frankly insane. And I say that as a US citizen.) The government certainly doesn't need to manufacture them. And the absurd speculation about why the government would do so belongs to the lunatic fringe.

Some conspiracy theories are harmless. Silly but harmless. But when idiots claim that a tragedy like Sandy Hook never happened, it infuriates me.

DotForShort · 18/02/2018 22:41

I need to step away from this thread. The amount of nonsense here is too frustrating. 9/11 an inside job? Give me strength.

HolyShmoly · 18/02/2018 22:43

I'm not sure what I believe about area 51, but I think the dodgiest US gov. stuff goes on right under people's noses, in the sort of places that are so bland people never think to question them.

I don't doubt that the US and the UK are more than capable of carrying out false flag type events, but I absolutely do not believe Sandy Hook was one of them.

For some dodgy shit much closer to home, look at a lot of what happened in NI over the years. Collusion was rife and led to ongoing slaughter. The media on the mainland was nothing short of propaganda. History, as taught in the UK, has been whitewashed. The complete lack of knowledge about the situation by professional politicians, never mind Joe Public is a result.

But on a less political note - who was the Somerton Man?

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