Military & Defense
MKUltra Mind Control
While MKUltra was a real CIA program, many conspiracy theories extend its scope to modern mind-control experiments and targeted individuals.
#Historical
Conspiracy theories tagged with "Historical"
Government & Politics
Moon Landing Hoax
The claim that the Apollo moon landings were faked by NASA in a film studio to win the Space Race against the Soviet Union.
Space & Extraterrestrial
Reptilian Shapeshifters
A theory popularized by David Icke that world leaders are actually blood-drinking reptilian aliens who have enslaved humanity.
Space & Extraterrestrial
Area 51 and Aliens
The belief that the highly classified US Air Force facility in Nevada is used for the storage and reverse-engineering of alien technology.
Space & Extraterrestrial
The Roswell Cover-up
The allegation that the US government recovered an extraterrestrial spacecraft and its occupants near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 and has hidden the evidence since.
Health & Medicine
HIV/AIDS Origin Theories
Conspiracy theories alleging that HIV was intentionally created as a biological weapon by the CIA or other government agencies.
Government & Politics
Trump-Ukraine Interference
Theories alleging that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 US election and that the Bidens were involved in corrupt dealings in the country.
Government & Politics
Sandy Hook Staging
Claims that the 2012 mass shooting was staged by the government using crisis actors to promote stricter gun control laws.
Government & Politics
9/11 Controlled Demolition
The theory that the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by controlled demolitions rather than the impact of hijacked aircraft and resulting fires.
Social & Cultural
White Genocide Theory
A white nationalist conspiracy theory that immigration, integration, and low birth rates are being promoted in white-majority countries to eliminate the white population.
Historical & Cultural
Anti-Armenian conspiracy theories
Theories prevalent in some regions alleging Armenians wield secret political power and that the Armenian genocide was a hoax.
Government & Politics
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
A notorious antisemitic hoax purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination, which has been used to justify persecution and genocide.
Government & Politics
Harold Wilson KGB Allegations
Allegations that British PM Harold Wilson was secretly a KGB spy, a claim dismissed by most historians but popularized by certain defectors and MI5 officers.
Government & Politics
Üst akıl
A Turkish conspiracy theory alleging a 'mastermind' institution orchestrating a comprehensive conspiracy to weaken Turkey by coordinating hostile actors.
Government & Politics
Freemasonry Control
Conspiracy theories alleging Freemasons control economies or judiciaries of multiple countries, with alleged involvement in major historical events.
Government & Politics
New World Order
Theory that a group of international elites control governments, industry, and media to establish global hegemony, often connected to the Illuminati or secretive organizations.
Historical & Cultural
Paul is Dead
A claim alleging that Paul McCartney died in a car accident in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike, with the Beatles supposedly hinting at this in their music and album art.
Historical & Cultural
Adolf Hitler Survival
Theories that Adolf Hitler survived the Second World War and fled to the Americas, Antarctica, or even the Moon, often promoted as part of disinformation campaigns.
Historical & Cultural
Elvis Presley Survival
The persistent conspiracy theory that Elvis Presley faked his death in 1977 and continued to live in secret, with numerous reported sightings over the decades.
Historical & Cultural
Disappearance of Harold Holt
Australian PM Harold Holt disappeared while swimming in 1967. Theories include that he was a Chinese spy who faked his drowning or was assassinated by the CIA.
Government & Politics
John F. Kennedy assassination
Multiple conspiracy theories about JFK's 1963 assassination. Accused parties include the CIA, Mafia, Lyndon B. Johnson, Fidel Castro, and the KGB.
Historical & Cultural
Death of Nero
Ancient conspiracy theories claimed the Roman emperor Nero faked his death in 68 AD and was alive in hiding, plotting to reestablish his reign, or would return from the dead.
Military & Defense
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
The 2014 shooting down over Ukraine spawned theories including that it was secretly MH370, that Ukraine shot it down to frame Russia, or that the Illuminati or Israel was responsible.
Military & Defense
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
The 1983 destruction of the flight by Soviet jets has spawned theories ranging from allegations of a planned espionage mission, to a US government cover-up, to the consumption of passengers' remain...
Historical & Cultural
Tartaria
Claims that world governments have hidden evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization called Tartaria with access to free energy and partially populated by giants, which was destroyed in the 180...
Historical & Cultural
Pre-Māori settlement of New Zealand
Theories alleging New Zealand was inhabited before the Māori by groups such as the Moriori as a pre-Māori civilization, or by Chinese, Spanish, or mythological races, often relying on pseudo-archae...
Historical & Cultural
False historical timelines
Theories claiming dates of historical events have been deliberately distorted, including the phantom time hypothesis alleging 297 years were added to the calendar, and Russian theorist Anatoly Fome...