We've all heard a crazy conspiracy theory at some point in our lives.
"The Earth Is Flat" or "Elvis didn't die, but was merely abducted by aliens."
Whether we learn of these theories from the front page of a supermarket tabloid or in passing on the bus or subway, our first reaction is usually to laugh.
When these conspiracy theories usually stop being funny, however, is when we realize people actually believe them.
And won't stop believing them, no matter how much hard evidence is placed in front of them.
A recent Redditor was curious to hear the wildest conspiracy theories that people continue to believe, leading them to ask:
"What’s the most absurd conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard?"
Sadly, Not Even The Most Disturbing Thing Someone's Said About Her...
"Lindsey Lohan actually had a twin sister who played the twin in 'The Parent Trap', but between filming and release, the twin died in a car accident, so they marketed the film to make you think Lindsey played both roles."- Ben-Stanley
Might Explain Why There Are So Few Winners?
"That the Powerball lottery in the US was created to catch time-travelers."- Fresh-Hedgehog1895
One Giant Leap For Man Kind
"Last year, when the Chinese lunar rover saw that strange square rock out in the distance, I heard some people claim that it was the stage they used to fake the moon landings."
"On the moon…"
"Yeah, it turned out to be just a rock."- Bicentennial_Douche
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Why Some People Still Can't Get Behind Evolution...
"That people whose blood group has a minus after it, like mine does, aren't descended from the same ape creatures the rest of the world is."
"That the minus proves our lineage was 'introduced' to the gene pool, instead of evolved."- QuestionableLeverage
Reverse Psychology?
"That light bulbs don't emit light but are 'Dark suckers' instead."- Kartoon67
Where To Even Begin?
"The 100% female Chinese army, who have never been nerfed by blue light, that are biding their time in underground bunkers in the mountains of China."
"According to my neighbor, the one-child policy was introduced as a way for China to build up an army of specially trained soldiers secretly."
"Also! China adds the harmful blue light to the electronics they ship around the world in order to cripple the military might of other countries by wreaking havoc on their sleep cycles."
"Prolonged sleep deprivation in a large population can cause widespread mental illness and behavioral problems that will follow any service person into their military career."
"China doesn't give their lady soldiers any electronics with blue light, so they stay in perfect sync with their circadian rhythm and avoid the mental illnesses and behavioral problems that currently affect much of today's youth."
"When I asked why China only wanted women super soldiers, he said that the final stage in their plan for world domination was forced repopulation (because obviously, the war would tank the US population) with Chinese genes."
"By having each female soldier get pregnant with a surviving US man's child, those children would have dual citizenship, and if enough US citizens had Chinese citizenship, then they would control the US no matter what the end result of the war was."
"Gotta love crazy neighbors."- a_bowl_of_cinnamon
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Gru Never Stood A Chance...
"The moon is a hologram because the real moon was blown up by nukes (possibly by Nazis?), and we would apparently just all go insane if we looked up at the sky and didn’t see a moon, so they had to make a fake one."- badgersprite
Were They Also Responsible For The Downfall of Quibi?
"That Microsoft employees were the ones buying up PS5s and causing the console shortage."- Casca_In_Red
It Seems To Pay To Be A Doppelgänger.
"Avril Lavigne died in 2003 and was replaced by an exact double called Melissa."
"People in the YouTube comments of her videos analyzing her face and movements to determine if it's really her or Melissa, absolutely wild."
"Apparently, there's a similar one for Paul McCartney."- earthmarrow
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Get'Em While They're Young...
"Skittles and M&Ms were secretly created by Big Pharma to condition kids to the idea of associating pill-shaped candies as delicious, so they are subconsciously predisposed to being addicted to pills as an adult."- FloridaManZeroPlan
"The Country Where I Want To Be..."
"Finland Isn’t Real."
"A high school kid made it up as a joke, and a whole lot of people took him seriously."- Jaustinduke
An Oldie But A Goodie...
"The 'Paul is Dead' conspiracy suggests Paul died in 1966 and was replaced with a lookalike/soundalike/write-alike because The Beatles were too famous to shut down, but meanwhile, they drop hints into future songs to let 'real fans' know something isn't right."
"Aside from it being ridiculous on its face, I will point out all the stuff Paul McCartney has done since 1966 means if he was replaced with a doppelganger, that doppelganger is now much, much more accomplished than Paul ever was."
"So maybe it's a good thing he was waiting anonymously in the wings to replace one half of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo without a hiccough or word of protest from the other Beatles, two of whom would have been only too delighted to get more solo songwriting credit if Paul was no longer able to contribute instead of being the workaholic of the group."- faceintheblue
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Honestly... That Would Have Been Kind Of Cool.
"Back in the 1920s Al Smith ran for president."
"It was notable because he was the first candidate to run who was Catholic."
"During that time, a picture of him during the opening of the Holland Tunnel in New York made the rounds in newspapers around the country."
"So what did anti-Catholic nutjobs believe?"
"They believed that he was going to build a tunnel from New York to the Vatican in order to take direct orders from the Pope."
"Not a metaphorical tunnel where the pope would have his ears, but a literal tunnel where one could walk or presumably take a train or something to have direct communication with the pope."
"An actual tunnel from New York, under the Atlantic, to mainland Europe, all the way to Rome."
"Dumba**, absurd conspiracy theories are nothing new."-- degobrah
Sigh...
"There is an underground group of billionaires controlling the world."
"Buddy, there's already an above-ground group of billionaires controlling the world."- Thomas_Chinchilla
...But Santa Is Real, Right?!?!...
"That the Santa Claus letter writing campaign was a covert operation to database Canadian and American children."
"You'd write a letter to H0H 0H0 postal code with your name, return address, fingerprints on the letter, and DNA on the licked envelope adhesive."- provocateur133
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Some people will believe literally anything they're told.
Even so, never, NEVER let ANYONE convince you that Santa isn't real!
