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Conspiracy Theories

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Deaths and Disappearances

Conspiracy theories frequently emerge
following the deaths of prominent leaders and
public figures. In ancient times, widespread
conspiracy theories were circulated pertaining
to the death of the Roman emperor Nero, who
committed suicide in 68 AD. Some of these
theories claimed that Nero had actually faked
his death and was secretly still alive, but in
hiding, plotting to return and reestablish his
reign. In most of these stories, he was said to
have fled to the East, where he was still loved
and admired. Other theories held that Nero
really was dead, but that he would return from
the dead to retake his throne. Many early
Christians believed in these conspiracies
theories and feared Nero's return because Nero
had viciously persecuted them. The Book of
Revelation alludes to the conspiracy theories for conspiracy theorists. Theories of a cover-up Houston, have been associated with the 'group'.
surrounding Nero's alleged return in its surrounding the 1974 disappearance of Lord Prominent theorists include Mark Dice and
description of the slaughtered head returned to Lucan following the murder of his family's David Icke.
life. nanny include, for example, allegations of a
Today, there are many conspiracy suicide plot whereby his body was fed to tigers Denver Airport
theories concerning the assassination of John F. at Howletts Zoo. Some theorists believe that Denver
Kennedy in 1963. Vincent Bugliosi estimates Numerous persistent conspiracy theories International Airport stands above an
that over 1,000 books have been written about have also attended the 2007 disappearance of underground city which serves as a headquarters
the Kennedy assassination, at least ninety English girl Madeleine McCann. of the New World Order. Theorists cite the
percent of which are works supporting the view The murder of Democratic National airport's unusually large size, its distance from
that there was a conspiracy. As a result of this, Committee employee Seth Rich in an attempted Denver city center, as well as assorted alleged
the Kennedy assassination has been described robbery spawned several right-wing conspiracy Masonic or Satanic symbols, and a set of murals
as "the mother of all conspiracies". The theories, including the claim that Rich had been which include depictions of war and death.
countless individuals and organizations that involved with the leaked DNC emails in 2016, George Soros
have been accused of involvement in the which runs contrary to the U.S. intelligence's Hungarian-American investor George
Kennedy assassination include the CIA, the conclusion the leaked DNC emails were part of Soros has been the subject of conspiracy
Mafia, sitting Vice President Lyndon B. Russian interference in the 2016 United States theories since the 1990s. Soros has used his
Johnson, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, elections. Law enforcement as well as fact- wealth to promote various political, social,
the KGB, or even some combination thereof. It checking websites like PolitiFact.com, educational and scientific causes, grants totaling
is also frequently asserted that the United States Snopes.com, and FactCheck.org stated that an estimated $11bn up to 2016. However,
federal government intentionally covered up these theories were false and unfounded. The theories tend to assert that Soros is in control of
crucial information in the aftermath of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The a large portion of the world's wealth and
assassination to prevent the conspiracy from Washington Post called the fabrications fake governments, and that he secretly funds a large
being discovered. news and falsehoods. range of persons and organizations for nefarious
The deaths of prominent figures of all purposes, such as Antifa, which the conspiracies
types attract conspiracy theorists, including, for Economics and Society allege to be a single far-left militant group. Such
example, the deaths of US President Abraham ideas have been promoted by Bill O'Reilly, Roy
Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Eric V, Dmitry Moore, Alex Jones, Arizona Congressman Paul
The New World Order theory states that a group
Ivanovich, Sheikh Rahman, Yitzhak Rabin, Gosar, Breitbart News and cartoonist Ben
of international elites controls governments,
Zachary Taylor, George S. Patton, Diana, Garrison. Soros conspiracy theories are
industry, and media organizations, with the goal
Princess of Wales, Dag Hammarskjöld, and sometimes linked to antisemitic conspiracy
of establishing global hegemony. They are
David Kelly. theories.
alleged to be implicated in most of the major
Also popular are theories about the
wars of the last two centuries, to carry out
deaths of celebrities, especially musicians. Freemasonry
secretly staged events, and to deliberately
Notable among such theories has been the long-
manipulate economies. Organizations alleged to Conspiracy theories concerning the
running "Paul is dead" theory, which alleges
be part of the plot include the Federal Reserve Freemasons have proliferated since the 18th
that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was
System, the Council on Foreign Relations, century. Theorists have alleged that Freemasons
replaced by a look-alike.
Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, control large parts of the economies or
Inverted theories concerning deaths are
the European Union, the United Nations, the judiciaries of a number of countries, and have
also popular, prominent among which are
World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, alleged Masonic involvement in events
claims that Elvis Presley's death was faked, and
Bohemian Grove, Le Cercle and Yale surrounding the sinking of the Titanic and the
that Adolf Hitler survived the Second World
University society Skull and Bones. crimes of Jack the Ripper. Notable among
War and fled to the Americas, to Antarctica, or
The Discordian hoax has resulted in one theorists has been American inventor Samuel
to the moon. Theories that Adolf Hitler had
of the world's foremost conspiracy theories, Morse, who in 1835 published a book of his own
survived were deliberately promoted by the
which claims that the 'Illuminati' are secretly conspiracy theories.[59] Freemason conspiracy
government of the Soviet Union under Joseph
promoting the posited New World Order. theories have also been linked to certain
Stalin as part of a disinformation campaign.
Theorists believe that a wide range of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
The disappearance, and often presumed
musicians, including Beyoncé and Whitney
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