Conspiracy Theories--Are you a Buff or are they Bunk?

[SaveOD238]

With the upcoming 50 year anniversary of the moon landing...there is some traction for some who believe the conspiracy theory that NASA never went to the moon and the whole moonscape/ landing was staged video at a secret govt facility.

The best argument I've ever heard (and that I now repeat, especially with my students) is that if there was any chance the moon landing was faked the Russians would have "called BS".  If the Russians, who had everything to gain from revealing our fake moon landing, stayed silent, you can bet they knew we actually did it.

[Benny B]

MH370 went Dharma

New Coke

Seth Rich

[buckchuckler]

The Pentaverate

https://youtu.be/YKRFlNryaWw

[Cheeks]

Kenya born

[MU82]

The Holocaust didn't happen.

The Sandy Hook massacre didn't actually happen.

A child sex ring was being run inside a DC pizza parlor.

Just good clean conspiracy-theory fun ... until some whack job went to shoot up the pizza parlor.

[jesmu84]

Avril Lavigne is dead

[jesmu84]

The Holocaust didn't happen.

The Sandy Hook massacre didn't actually happen.

A child sex ring was being run inside a DC pizza parlor.

Just good clean conspiracy-theory fun ... until some whack job went to shoot up the pizza parlor.

Turns out it was Jeffrey Epstein's house.

[tower912]

A fascinating set of podcasts and articles about the origins and subsequent arc of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory.

Shoot, I remember when a poster here was pushing the theory that Martial law was about to be declared at a Wal Mart in Texas.

[Galway Eagle]

 Obama was a Muslim

Obama wasn't born in the US

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

13.  Shakespeare - I've read more on that lately and there seems to be thought that there may have been a "team of writers" or at least Shakespeare had lots of input from certain people and it included a woman.

[Jockey]

Obama was a Muslim

Obama wasn't born in the US

Don't make fun of rocket surgeon. What did he ever do to you

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I just saw an article this morning titled "Russian Intelligence Agency planted the Conspiracy theory about Seth Rich".

[Jockey]

I just saw an article this morning titled "Russian Intelligence Agency planted the Conspiracy theory about Seth Rich".

Any human with a working brain knew it was a hoax - we just didn't know where it originated until that news came out.

[Cheeks]

Russian Collusion

Smollett Story

9/11 inside job

Kentucky high school kids in DC attack Native American

17 year old with clean record ran gang rape operation 30+ years ago and suddenly remembered at confirmation hearing



Hoaxes aplenty

[Pakuni]

I know squirmy things about the Marquette basketball coach.

[Jockey]

Russian Collusion

Smollett Story

9/11 inside job

Kentucky high school kids in DC attack Native American

17 year old with clean record ran gang rape operation 30+ years ago and suddenly remembered at confirmation hearing



Hoaxes aplenty

Stand up for your white boys. Who woulda thunk it?

[Cheeks]

Stand up for your white boys. Who woulda thunk it?

Playing the race card at every turn, who woulda thunk it.  I prefer to stand up for those wrongly accused like these hoaxes did.  How's Canada?  Why didn't you go to Mexico or fly the Mexico flag.....<Pretending to be Jockey>I guess you like being with white people. </no longer pretending to be Jockey>

[JWags85]

I left the ones that are "plausible" and not instantly asinine.

Also left 20 cause Daniel Jackson is a boss.

So you can wrap your head around the assassinations of 3 extremely prominent and "dangerous" American political figures for what they threatened to the status quo, can buy a Vatican conspiracy involving attempts on the life of sitting Popes with varying success, but Princess Di being potentially assassinated is asinine?  Not trying to pick on you, just curious.

I dont disagree with much of your list, I just find it intriguing.  Ive read a decent amount on the events and sentiment surrounding her death and its very interesting

[rocket surgeon]

Don't make fun of rocket surgeon. What did he ever do to you

i am not b. hussein obama

[cheebs09]

This thread was fun for a page and a half.

[MU82]

I don't recall those who stand up for the falsely accused standing up for the Central Park 5.

Talk about a conspiracy perpetrated by White America.

Some even wanted them put to death before their trial ... and again after they were completely exonerated.

But you know ... the white man just can't catch a break in America. It's been that way for centuries now.

[brewcity77]

• Buzz kept Todd Mayo here despite him not meeting academic requirements due to a promise to his mother.
  
• Marquette boosters paid the Hausers to transfer to anywhere but Wisconsin.
  
• [Insert Player Name Here] gave a silent verbal to UW-Madison.
  
• Tom Crean left because Illinois boosters steered Iman Shumpert to Georgia Tech.
  
• Marquette refused a Coal Lodge-style dorm where a booster offered to cover the costs of both the land and facility.
  
• Marquette Tom Izzo paid Branden Dawsen for his commitment and is one of the dirtiest coaches no one ever talks about being dirty.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

Cal Ripken's streak would've been broken in 1997 because he spent the morning beating up Kevin Costner, (who was banging his wife), but the Orioles faked a "electrical failure" at Camden Yards.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

I also, last week, heard from a guy who heard from a guy who heard Ron Coomer, (drunkenly talking at his bar in Lockport), that the reason Ben Zobrist hasn't returned to the Cubs is because a current player was sleeping with Zobrist's wife.

This theory evolved into Mike Montgomery being the offender, and Monty's trade ushering in Zobrist's forthcoming return to the team.

[#UnleashSean]

I also, last week, heard from a guy who heard from a guy who heard Ron Coomer, (drunkenly talking at his bar in Lockport), that the reason Ben Zobrist hasn't returned to the Cubs is because a current player was sleeping with Zobrist's wife.

This theory evolved into Mike Montgomery being the offender, and Monty's trade ushering in Zobrist's forthcoming return to the team.

I believe the 1st part is absolutely true. Rumors I've heard were that it was Russell. Monty requested a trade early last season, and did the same this season.