Major conspiracy theories of the last century and the stories behind them
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Major conspiracy theories of the last century and the stories behind them
In this fast-paced, rapidly changing media world, people have access to more information than ever before about virtually everything. But the sometimes-overwhelming amount of available data has led many people to be suspicious of what they hear, coming to their own unfounded conclusions.
2020 has seen a new conspiracy theory enter the mainstream: QAnon, which started on the internet three years ago, espouses a convoluted and sensational set of theories centered around the belief of the existence of a global cabal of child-abusing Satanists—and it only gets more outlandish from there. Its violent rhetoric has already spilled offline, causing the FBI to label it a potential domestic terrorist threat. Previously operating in the fringes of the internet, QAnon has recently gained ground in more traditional spaces: In Sept. 2020, the Texas Republican Party unveiled a new campaign slogan lifted straight from QAnon forums (“We Are The Storm”); a few weeks later the pro-QAnon House candidate Marjorie Taylor Green won her primary election in Georgia; and on Aug. 19 President Trump encouraged QAnon supporters.
QAnon may be the latest conspiracy theory to gain traction, but it follows a long lineage of such events—QAnon even incorporates previous theories, tentacle-like, into its orbit. Here, Stacker takes a look at some of the most popular, and…
Major conspiracy theories of the last century and the stories behind them
In this fast-paced, rapidly changing media world, people have access to more information than ever before about virtually everything.
Photo: Walt Cisco, Dallas Morning News // Wikimedia Commons
Major conspiracy theories of the last century and the stories behind them
In this fast-paced, rapidly changing media world, people have access to more information than ever before about virtually everything. But the sometimes-overwhelming amount of available data has led many people to be suspicious of what they hear, coming to their own unfounded conclusions.
2020 has seen a new conspiracy theory enter the mainstream: QAnon, which started on the internet three years ago, espouses a convoluted and sensational set of theories centered around the belief of the existence of a global cabal of child-abusing Satanists—and it only gets more outlandish from there. Its violent rhetoric has already spilled offline, causing the FBI to label it a potential domestic terrorist threat. Previously operating in the fringes of the internet, QAnon has recently gained ground in more traditional spaces: In Sept. 2020, the Texas Republican Party unveiled a new campaign slogan lifted straight from QAnon forums (“We Are The Storm”); a few weeks later the pro-QAnon House candidate Marjorie Taylor Green won her primary election in Georgia; and on Aug. 19 President Trump encouraged QAnon supporters.
QAnon may be the latest conspiracy theory to gain traction, but it follows a long lineage of such events—QAnon even incorporates previous theories, tentacle-like, into its orbit. Here, Stacker takes a look at some of the most popular, and…
Major conspiracy theories of the last century and the stories behind them
In this fast-paced, rapidly changing media world, people have access to more information than ever before about virtually everything.
Photo: Walt Cisco, Dallas Morning News // Wikimedia Commons
Stacker creates a comprehensive list of conspiracy theories from a variety of countries and time periods, ranging from scientific diseases to why certain sports victories occurred. From lizard people to torn jeans, learn all about the conspiracy theories that informed the world.
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