Difference between revisions of "Conspiracy theory"
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*Various [[9/11 conspiracy theories]]. | *Various [[9/11 conspiracy theories]]. | ||
*The [[JFK]] assassination conspiracy theory. | *The [[JFK]] assassination conspiracy theory. | ||
| − | * | + | *The [[George W. Bush]] presidential campaign conspired to rig the election in 2000. |
*The [[Vast right-wing conspiracy theory]] of [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]. | *The [[Vast right-wing conspiracy theory]] of [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]. | ||
*The theory that a [[neocon]] [[cabal]] controls the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] and is responsible for the [[War in Iraq]]. | *The theory that a [[neocon]] [[cabal]] controls the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] and is responsible for the [[War in Iraq]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:13, March 29, 2008
A conspiracy theory is a belief that the official report on a major event is inaccurate or blatantly false in order to cover up an unattractive occurrence. Generally, conspiracy theories are dismissed by the public as nonsense. Some of the most notable are:
- The theory that the lunar landing was fake.
- Various 9/11 conspiracy theories.
- The JFK assassination conspiracy theory.
- The George W. Bush presidential campaign conspired to rig the election in 2000.
- The Vast right-wing conspiracy theory of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
- The theory that a neocon cabal controls the Bush Administration and is responsible for the War in Iraq.
- The idea that all paleontologists are falsifying evidence to make the Earth appear older than 6000 years
- The Jews are conspiring to destroy civilization. (Very popular theory in Europe from the Middle Ages on, seems to have lost a lot of currency outside the Middle East since the Holocaust.)
- The theory that the Iraq War was started by Big Oil in order to gain access to cheap petroleum.