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13 Conspiracy Theories vampire who can travel through time (that internet: conspiracy theorists believe Melania
doesn't even touch on the amount of people who Trump has also been replaced by a look-alike.
On The Internet That Will think he's part of the Illuminati). A photo taken The theory begin during a televised White

in New York in 1939 seems to be "proof" that he House press conference in October 2017, when
Blow Your Mind can travel through time. some people started tweeting about how
"Melania" looked nothing like herself. The
By Jessica Booth 4. Saved By The Bell Was Really An theory took off and continues today.
Illuminati Message

It's safe to say that there is almost never a time Saved By The Bell might seem like an 10. J.K. Rowling Doesn't Exist
when a conspiracy theory doesn't seem innocent show about teens, but it's actually full This theory is just... wow. In 2005,
completely out there. Even if there's something of hidden messages that endorse Satanism... at Norwegian filmmaker Nina Grünfeld claimed
about one that sort of makes sense, it's hard to least, according to a theory on the internet. An that the Harry Potter series was created by an
wrap your head around the fact that it could, entire website is devoted to exposing the entire industry of writers, and J.K. Rowling is
possibly, be real - or that anyone could fully intentions of the show's creators and stars. just a front. She believes Rowling is just a pen
believe it is real. That said, there are definitely There are lots of examples there. name for a group of writers. This barely makes
some that are more strange than others, and it sense, and still has believers.
shouldn't surprise you to hear that many of the 5. Finland Is Not A Real Country
11. Adele and Sam Smith Are The
wildest conspiracy theories originated on the There is actually an entire section of the
internet. internet who believe that Finland isn't a real Same Person
There's something about these theories country. A Reddit thread from 2015 by user There is a theory out there that Adele
that makes them hard to ignore. Once you hear "Raregans" claims that the country is actually and Sam Smith are, in fact, the same person...
an interesting one and you start looking into it just a fabricated landmass created by the and there is lots of "evidence" to "prove" it.
even deeper, you often begin to become a bit Japanese and Soviet Union during the Cold War Theorists say that if you lower the pitch of an
obsessed. Suddenly, what sounded completely to secure fishing rights in the Baltic Sea. This Adele song and raise the pitch of a Sam Smith
insane before starts to sound a little more user claims that the citizens actually belong to song, they sound exactly the same. There is also
logical. This is especially true for the theories Sweden, Estonia, and Russia. the fact that they look quite similar and there are
that are backed up with lots of "evidence" and no photos of them together.
"proof" online, the ones that have tons of 6. Katy Perry Is Actually JonBenét
supporters pushing the idea. It's a little intense. Ramsy 12. NASA Is Hiding A Second Sun
Research has shown that nearly 50 According to one theorist, there is more
There are tons of theories out there
percent of Americans believe conspiracy than one sun out there, NASA just doesn't want
about what really happened to JonBenét
theories. Studies have found that mere exposure
Ramsey, the six-year-old beauty queen who us to know about it. In 2016, NASA reported the
to a popular theory can "make you less pro-
died in an unsolved murder in 1996, but the discover of Planet 9, but an astronomer named
social — and less likely to accept established wildest one has to be the one that says she never Paul Cox says it's actually a second sun, and
scientific principles." Basically, just watching a actually died, but grew up to become Katy NASA didn't want anyone to know. There are
video about a theory or reading an article about Perry. This was first introduced to us by Dave videos and lots of thoughts dedicated to the
one can make you more likely to believe it - theory.
Johnson in a 2014 YouTube video. The theory is
that's kind of disturbing when you think about
that Ramsey's death as a hoax so that she could
it.
grow up to become a pop star under the 13. The Israeli Government Has GPS-
Below are just a few of the wildest
pseudonym Katy Perry. There isn't a lot of Equipped Sharks
conspiracy theories on the internet, from weird
evidence there except that the families looks In 2010, after a string of deadly shark
ideas about celebrities to insistences that entire
similar. Despite that, it went very viral. attacks off the coast of Egypt, theories spread
countries don't exist. Get ready for an
that Israel owned evil, GPS-equipped sharks
interesting ride:
7. Louis Tomlinson's Baby Is Fake they use as a weapon to kill people. There's no
When Louis Tomlinson and his partner other word for this but wild. []
1. Nicholas Cage Is A Vampire
Briana Jungwirth had a son in January 2016,
Is Nicholas Cage an actor... or an
One Direction fans immediately went to work
immortal vampire? According to some, he's
with a conspiracy theory that the baby was fake.
definitely a vampire. This theory began when They mainly believe this because they think it's
eBay seller Jack Mord put up a black and white a cover so that Tomlinson's relationship with
picture from 1870 that looked almost exactly
Harry Styles doesn't get out. There's a lot of
like Cage. Mord asked for £800,000 for the
"evidence" to get sucked into with this one.
picture, because he said it was proof that Cage
is an immortal vampire. From there, it got out of
8. Avril Lavigne Died And Was
hand, and Cage even had to address it during an
Replaced By A Doppelganger
appearance on the Late Show with David
Letterman. One of the best internet conspiracy
theories out there is the one that suggests Avril
Lavigne died and was replaced by someone who
2. The Beatles Never Existed
looks exactly like her. The theory, which is very
There is an entire website dedicated to
deep, says things like, "As we all know, it is a
the conspiracy theory that The Beatles never
popularly believed that Canadian pop singer
actually existed (the site URL is simply
Avril Lavigne took her own life in 2003 shortly
thebeatlesneverexisted.com). The research after her parents divorce and was replaced by a
began in 2011, and pointed out every little
doppelgänger who left several clues about the
detail. While they had supporters, they have
death of the original Avril Lavigne in the lyrics
since announced it's "time to move on."
of her follow-up album."
Probably for the best.
9. Melania Trump Has A
3. Jay-Z Is A Vampire Who Can Travel
Doppleganger Who Does Most Of Her
Through Time
Appearances
Apparently Nicholas Cage isn't the only
Lavigne isn't the only one who has been
immortal vampire out there. There are tons of
replaced by a doppelganger, according to the
people online who believe Jay-Z is also a