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Conspiracy Theories Chemtrails Russia-backed rebels or by Russian military in
A high-flying jet's engines leaving a July 2014. This event has spawned numerous
condensation trail (contrail) alternative theories. These variously include
con·spir·a·cy the·o·ry : a belief that Also known as SLAP (Secret Large- allegations that it was secretly Flight MH370,
some covert but influential organization scale Atmospheric Program), this theory alleges that it was part of a conspiracy to conceal the
is responsible for a circumstance or that water condensation trails ('contrails') from "truth" about HIV (seven disease specialists
event. aircraft consist of chemical or biological agents, were on board), the Illuminati or Israel was
or contain a supposedly toxic mix of aluminum, responsible.
strontium and barium, under secret government
Many unproven conspiracy theories exist with
policies. An estimated 17% of people globally * Business and Industry *
varying degrees of popularity, frequently related
believe the theory to be true or partly true. In
to clandestine government plans and elaborate
2016 the Carnegie Institution for Science
murder plots. Conspiracy theories usually deny Deepwater Horizon
published the first-ever peer-reviewed study of
consensus or cannot be proven using the Multiple conspiracy theories pertain to a
chemtrail theory; 76 out of 77 participating
historical or scientific method, and are not to be fatal oil-rig industrial accident in 2010 in the
atmospheric chemists and geochemists stated
confused with research concerning verified Gulf of Mexico, alleging sabotage by those
that they had seen no evidence to support
conspiracies such as Germany's pretense for seeking to promote environmentalism, or a
chemtrail theory, or stated that chemtrail
invading Poland in World War II. strike by North Korean or Russian submarines.
theorists rely on poor sampling.
Elements of such theories have been suggested
* Aviation * or promoted by US radio host Rush Limbaugh.
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
The destruction of Korean Air Lines
Numerous conspiracy theories pertain to air Flight 007 by Soviet jets in 1983 has long drawn New Coke
travel and aircraft. Incidents such as the 1955 the interest of conspiracy theorists. The theories A theory claims that The Coca-Cola
bombing of the Kashmir Princess, the 1985 range from allegations of a planned espionage Company intentionally changed to an inferior
Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash, the 1986 mission, to a US government cover-up, to the formula with New Coke, with the intent either of
Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash, the 1987 consumption of the passengers' remains by giant driving up demand for the original product or
Helderberg Disaster, the 1988 bombing of Pan crabs. permitting the reintroduction of the original with
Am Flight 103, and the 1994 Mull of Kintyre a new formula using cheaper ingredients.[15]
helicopter crash, as well as various aircraft Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Coca-Cola president Donald Keough, rebutted
technologies and alleged sightings, have all The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines this charge: "The truth is, we're not that dumb,
spawned theories of foul play which deviate Flight 370 in south-east Asia in March 2014 has and we're not that smart."
from official verdicts. prompted many theories. One theory suggests
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that this plane was hidden away and
Black helicopters reintroduced as Flight MH17 later the same year
This conspiracy theory emerged in the in order to be shot down over Ukraine for
U.S. in the 1960s. The John Birch Society, who political purposes. Prolific American conspiracy
asserted that a United Nations force would soon theorist James H. Fetzer has placed
arrive in black helicopters to bring the U.S. responsibility for the disappearance with Israeli
under UN control, originally promoted it. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Theories
theory re-emerged in the 1990s, under the have also related to allegations that a certain
presidency of Bill Clinton, and has been autopilot technology was secretly fitted to the
promoted by talk show host Glenn Beck. A aircraft.
similar theory concerning so-called 'phantom
helicopters' appeared in the UK in the 1970s. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot
down over Ukraine by Ukrainian Military,