Tek-Gnostics' Top 10 Conspiracy Theories… or are they?

1) - Illuminati

The granddaddy of all conspiracy theories, this rascally secret society has been controlling world affairs for decades, if not centuries. Grand puppet masters, they pull the political strings behind the scenes, while their end-goal is to create a New World Order, which will dissolve national boundaries and individual sovereignty. 

2) - JFK Assassination

This is one of the most traumatizing events in modern history to have played out in the public arena. Over half of Americans surveyed, believe that there was a conspiracy behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This theory obviously stems from the horrific murder in 1963 of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Was the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, the KGB, the mob… or was it the CIA?  Was there just one “lone gunman” or were there shots fired from the grassy knoll?

3) - Roswell/Area 51/Aliens

This includes a broad category of belief in alien contact and its cover-up. Central to this theory is the alleged 1947 crash of a flying saucer in Roswell, New Mexico. The ensuing government cover-up of that incident supposedly links to Area 51, a top-secret military base where experimental research is carried out, giving rise to rumors that the studies are actually on aliens and the reverse engineering of their technology. 

4) - 9/11 was an inside job

The “Truth Movement” claims that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 were actually orchestrated by the U.S. government, stemming from the White House itself. Truthers believe the Bush administration had advanced knowledge of the attacks and allowed them to happen so they could invade Iraq and advance their (Globalist?) agenda. The World Trade Center towers were actually brought down by a controlled demolition.

5) - Reptilian Overlords

An extra-terrestrial race of Lizard People, aka “Reptilians” are running the World. This one is famously championed by David Icke, a professional conspiracy theorist from the UK. Accordingly, the top echelon of world governments have been infiltrated by the shape-shifting reptilians, who now rule over humanity, furthering their own reptilian agenda.

6) - Chemtrails

A conspiracy theory mainstay, this idea suggests that the innocent looking trails you can spot in the sky behind commercial jet planes are actually “chemtrails” …which are composed of chemical compounds sprayed by our government, that are either seeding (read: terra-forming) our atmosphere, or are otherwise poisoning/controlling the population.

7) - Fake Moon Landing

Many people believe that the moon landings did not happen and their widespread reporting was orchestrated by NASA/American government as Cold War propaganda. The intent was to raise national pride and to “one up” our archrival, the USSR. Reportedly, the famous film director Stanley Kubrick was the creative mastermind of the fake footage and he left subsequent clues in later films, such as: 2001, a space odyssey.

8) - Holocaust Hoax/ Hitler didn’t die

Some people believe the Holocaust did not happen, despite thousands of photos, films and first-hand accounts… let alone the well-documented history of 6 million Jews being exterminated in Nazi concentration camps. Additionally, according to some, Hitler survived World War II, and made it to Brazil (or perhaps Antarctica?), via Nazi “Ratlines” supported by factions within Allied Command.

9) - Water Fluoridation

Fluoridation was introduced to municipal water supplies in the 1950’s to protect against dental cavities. However, the reported real purpose behind water fluoridation is to reduce the resistance of the masses to domination and control and loss of liberty. Once again, director Stanley Kubrick is implicated, via his character from Doctor Strangelove: General Jack Ripper: "We must safeguard our precious bodily fluids!"

10) - Paul is Dead

An enduring conspiracy theory from the late 1960s (and personal favorite)... Beatles guitarist Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966. The remaining 3 Beatles wanted fans to know about it, and placed clever clues in album covers and music giving details about McCartney's death... ie: Playing the song Revolution #9 backwards, reveals the message: Turn me on, dead man. 

And here’s another clue for you all… the Walrus was Paul!

- from Conspiracy Central