Conspiracy Theory

A Conspiracy Theory by definition involves speculation about an event, or a series of events, where people or agencies may have acted in concert to achieve results which vary from the official version of the same event. The stories draw attention and fascination as the circumstances surrounding them are often themselves shrouded in mystery.

Some conspiracy theories offer revisionist views of documented historical events, such as the events of 9/11 or the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, while others purpose alternative explanations for unknown phenomena like the purported crash of a UFO in Roswell, New Mexico.

A conspiracy theory will often go hand in hand with stories of a government coverup, with many conspiracies focusing on nefarious worldwide agencies like the Illuminati or the New World Order.

Needless to say, conspiracy theories are thriving in abundance in the blogosphere, with numerous websites devoted to the various stories out there, as well as an equal number of sites that specialize in debunking or shooting down conspiracy theories.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Conspiracy Theory”

• 2012 Reviewed

  
  MONDOmagazine — Authority: 126
  2012Directed by Roland EmmerichColumbia Pictures, 2009By Sean KellyHave you heard? Apparently the calendar for the long-extinct Mayan civilization is supposed to end on December 21, 2012. Of course, this just has to mean that this is when the world is supposed to end. There are, like, millions of books on the subject ...
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• ClimateGate, 11.26.09: Five Australian MPs Resign

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 507
  The lies and deceit about Global Warming are being broken wide open with more information coming in daily, and we are all conspiracists for thinking that maybe something was not tracking quite properly. New Zealand Climate Science Coalition caught lying about temperature trends Climate change scandal deepens as ...
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• “Climategate” – the smoking gun?

  
  Open Parachute — Authority: 510
  Some of the more extreme climate change deniers, and others who have an anti-science agenda, continue to dredge through the domestic debris of the emails stolen by a hacker from the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia. Their conclusions are, of course, predictable.  Meanwhile, the balanced media ...
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• Daniel Pipes says Keith Ellison is a threat to Western Civilization

  
  loonwatch.com — Authority: 422
  Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes , the academic who dropped academia long ago to pursue anti-Islam polemics and apologia for Israeli policy is at it again. In a Nov, 24, 2009 article in the Jerusalem Post , Pipes writes about his favorite topic, “the Muslim threat to Western Civilization.” According to the ...
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• Truther

  
  Critical Thinking Snippets — Authority: 100
  n . A person who believes that the U.S. government perpetrated or allowed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. http://www.wordspy.com/words/truther.asp
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• Polk County Coroner: Were Seeing Very Heavy, Wet Hemorrhagic Bloody Lungs (Iowa Pneumonic Plague?)

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 146
  Is a new pandemic breaking out in Iowa? Polk Coroner: H1N1 Deaths Understated Medical Examiner Says Hes Autopsied Undiagnosed Patients "In the autopsy, what were seeing is very heavy, wet hemorrhagic lungs, lungs with a lot of blood in them," said Dr. Gregory Schmunk. ukraineplague.blogspot.com FORUM ...
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• WWE Monday Night RAW 11/23/09 Preview – Special 3 Hour Episode

  
  HeelZone: Old School Attitude — Authority: 137
  Tonight’s RAW is a special three-hour edition, which means it comes on an hour earlier than usual. It of course comes on the heels of last nights strong pay-per-view outing, Survivor Series. The only thing announced for tonight’s special RAW is the guest host, Jesse Venture! It’s going to be great seeing ...
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• Former British policeman backs Barack Obama birthers conspiracy theory

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 970
  A former British policeman is using his Scotland Yard training to help the Birthers a group of conspiracy theorists in trying to unseat President Barack Obama.
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• Conspiracy Theories and You! – The John F Kennedy Assassination

  
  Blogging with Badger — Authority: 136
  Today marks forty-six years since John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas . He was either killed by a single gunman with serious mental issues and weapons training who got very, very lucky, or by (as Wikipedia puts it), “the CIA, the KGB, the American Mafia, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, former Vice President ...
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• Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura -- An early look

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 712
  Jesse Ventura has been a professional wrestler, an actor and a politician. None of these things have been as fake as the reality television show he will be hosting on truTV titled Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (premiering December 2 at 10 PM ET). For the record, I have never met or spoken to Jesse Ventura. ...
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• Evidence of plot in JFK death right before our eyes

  
  StoneScribe — Authority: 113
  Evidence of a conspiracy to assassinate President John F.  Kennedy has always been right in front of our eyes. One glaring immediate example: the behavior of the Secret Service agent driving the limousine in which were riding the president and Mrs. Kennedy along w ith Texas Gov. John Connally and his wife, ...
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• "EXECUTIVE ACTION": A FILM THAT LITERALLY HITS ITS TARGET

  
  [CinemaRatty] Latest Articles — Authority: 169
    On the anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Cinema Retro columnist Graham Hill addresses the debate over the most famous murder of the 20th century - and how the 1973 film Executive Action dared to suggest a conspiracy. by Graham Hill When the very subject of conspiracy is ...
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• The CRU hack, conspiracy theory and sophistry

  
  Eideard — Authority: 490
  Conspiracy theorists answered by climate scientists.
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• Another Obama Thug Group…

  
  POLITICALPYRO CONTRIBUTORS — Authority: 124
  SEIU’s alleged ballot fraud during a union election in Fresno, CA. this week has a video to back the allegations. SEIU’s fraud wasn’t against political opponents or some evil capitalist. No, SEIU’s fraud was against a brother/sister labor union. SEIU has been engaged in a fire-fight with the National Union ...
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• Lee Harvey Hasan

  
  South Of Heaven — Authority: 135
  Christopher Hitchens, who is a "leftist" who has been one of the major cheerleaders for Americas wars in the Mideast, plays the role of a "rational" leftist in dispensing propaganda to the "left" side of the political spectrum. He repeats a role that has been played over and over in political debate over the last ...
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• Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

  
  Hollywood Entertainment — Authority: 144
  Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura In August 2009, it was announced that Ventura will host TruTV’s new show Conspiracy Theory. Ventura will travel the country, investigating cases and getting input from believers and skeptics before passing judgment on a theory’s validity. “Ventura will hunt down answers, ...
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• Abeckalypse Now!

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 803
  They just dont make them any crazier than Glenn Beck: Transcript (new line signals edit point):    Whats in this legislation? The end of America as you know it, I believe.    We are taking about massive, sweeping change. Americans showed up by the hundreds of thousands at various tea parties to ...
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• Why Do We Not Accept The Truth?

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 551
  Conspiracy theories there are literally hundreds if not thousands of them, have you got a favourite? bet you have is it about “Titanic” or the “Kennedy assassination” or did we really land on the “Moon” or was the “Vietnam war” started over a card game?   I promise you they are endless conspiracy ...
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• The Nuts Blaming The Nut

  
  43-Ideas-Per-Minute — Authority: 433
  Chalk it up to the predictability factor, but a majority of Republicans ( not just the teabagger/conservative wing ) actually believe that ACORN stole the election for Obama. ...PPPs newest national survey finds that a 52% majority of GOP voters nationally think that ACORN stole the Presidential election for ...
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• Will Glenn Beck be remembered as a nut job?

  
  Life Without Faith — Authority: 134
  I am soooo relieved. As you know, I am a harsh critic of Glenn Beck, and have often referred to him as a wacko. Apparently, he’s okay with that. We’ve all seen this picture from the days when President Obama was a professor: Well, on his Fox show today, Beck used this picture as the foundation of his newest ...
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