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I don't really know what constitutes a conspiracy theory. Diamonds in wedding rings are essentially worthless, yet people still pay exorbitant amounts for them. So, I guess I'll leave it to personal judgment.

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[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Popular conspiracy theories according to me:

  1. Fluoridation of municipal water supplies is some evil government program to disperse drugs / chemicals
  2. Roswell was an alien UFO crash, the aliens / craft are being kept at Area 51.
  3. JFK was not assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald alone. He was killed by the CIA / 2nd shooter on the grassy knoll.
  4. Moon landing was faked
  5. Condensation trails (contrails) from high altitude aircraft are actually chemicals being dispersed by the government (chemtrails)
  6. The Earth (and only the Earth, not the Sun, moon, other planets) is a flat disc.
  7. Automakers have cars that run on water but they refuse to sell them to protect the oil industry.
  8. Global warming / climate change is a hoax to sell solar / wind / hydro power.
  9. Big pharma / doctors have all the cures but they're not selling them to keep you sick & them rich
  10. 9/11 was an inside job (planned by George W. Bush)
  11. COVID-19 vaccines deposited secret microchips in the population
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

JFK was not assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald alone. He was killed by the CIA / 2nd shooter on the grassy knoll

Actually no one killed him. His head just did that.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Most of the flouride stuff ive read about is more about concerns with the toxicity of flouride and some about it promoting calcification of parts of the body.

And a lot of the anti climate change stuff i find is less about promotion of alternatives and more about the government wants to control your freedom, self sustainability, and independence.

It's all still carefully engineered bullshit, even if you change the details.