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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums10 Crazy Conspiracy Theories People Actually Believe Are True
http://www.answers.com/article/1179392/10-crazy-conspiracy-theories-people-actually-believe-are-trueNo Middle Ages Some theorists feel that there are no Middle Ages and that it is not the year 2014, but it is actually the year 1717. So, this means that every artifact found between 614 and 911 AD are not real or they are from other time periods after those years....
AIDS Created By the CIA Some believe that AIDS is a brainchild of the CIA who wants to completely wipe out African Americans and homosexuals. Theorists cannot agree on whether or not AIDS is spread by the CIA via being injected into those participating in hepatitis B experiments or via regular vaccines....
Paul McCartney Imposter Some believe that Paul McCartney perished in 1966 in a car crash and ever since someone else is standing in his place. There is supposed clues throughout some Beatles songs that talk about this and provide information about the impostor that is standing in McCartney's place.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)and you'll get plenty of people to agree with them.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Hollow Earth
This theory holds that Earth does not contain a solid mantle and molten iron core, but instead is full of levels of concentric circles, most of which are inhabited. Supporters of this theory cite 18th century English Astronomy Edmond Halley's hypothesis of a hollow Earth. In the 19th century, retired military captain John Symmes proposed an expedition to the North Pole, but was rebuffed. This theory has a large and varied following partially thanks to its being profligated through various websites.
Excuse me. I've got some unpacking to do.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)skypilot
(8,854 posts)...it's hard not to believe the one about the lizard people.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)has a creamy caramel filling.
Behind the Aegis
(53,959 posts)Then, of course, there is the Illuminati. I hadn't heard of the "President controlling celebs" bit before, but I have heard that celebs are controlled to deflect/attract criticism of the president. Of course, one needn't be a Harvard alum to know which group is responsible for THAT theory...and I have seen it here too!
GoCubsGo
(32,084 posts)Bill Clinton built him a special plane so that he can fly around changing the weather in order to prove that Global Climate Change is real.
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)"Bill Clinton built him" would have been enough for a lot of people.
Archae
(46,328 posts)"The Mossad did it/warned all the Jews in the WTC"
"A plane didn't hit the Pentagon, it was a truck bomb"
"The movie 'Loose Screws' I mean...'Loose Change' is fact."
"A nuke brought down the WTC."
And so on...
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)IT'S NOT CRAZY!!!!!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)it says "Paul is dead"!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Series-ly, we did play it backwards way back when...everybody was...forget which song it was...can't do that not with these fancy cd's and i-poodles.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)really need to be hospitalized for their own good.
rurallib
(62,416 posts)for no recognition.