Best conspiracy theory.....

[Zipa]

The Patriarchy has to be my favourite, that people think there is a secret cabal of men that exists just to come up with ways to oppress women its just comedy gold really.

 

[Someone Depressing]

That Marilyn Monroe was Princess Diana who survived and went back in time and became a sex symbol, or something else equal in depraved nonsense.

And also that Gamergate was started by aliens who made us in a lab accident, and how our entire existence occurs only in a timeframe of a few nanoseconds, so the aliens in question shrunk themselves down and came to out world and started Gamergate in order to develop a finer understanding of our intelligence and human abilities. The missionary aliens are, of course, martyrs who will be celebrated for the crimes caused against us.

These are actual things I've heard. Not consistently, but I've witnessed them being said. So you know. Decipher them yourself... or not.

 

[TallanKhan]

Bob Dole is actually leader of the Illuminati. Bob Dole will finally have his revenge on those who made fun of Bob Dole[footnote]Bob Dole[/footnote].

Bob Dole likes your style, Bob Dole's a friend to all you conspiracy theorists, Bob Dole....Bob....Dole....

For me it has to be the "They faked the Moon landing" conspiracy. Despite the fact we are now able to actually photograph the landing site, these crazies still keep harping on that it was all faked.

 

[Catfood220]

My friend believes that the Moon landing was faked. When I asked him why, he said something along the lines of "well, there was that Doctor Who episode with The Silence that convinced me". I was like "what? You know that's not real life don't you?" But no, he remains convinced that the Moon landing is faked because of Doctor Who. Or Transformers. I can't remember, but it was something ridiculous like that.

That all world leaders, the Royal Family etc. are shape shifting lizards. Having had the pleasure of David Cameron and the Conservative party running this country for the last few years. I don't know about lizards but I'm pretty sure they aren't human.

This one really blew my mind that someone could believe this. I was driving with a workmate last year and we were talking about something when the subject of racism came up and I told him I wasn't racist. And he asked without a hint of sarcasm, "so what are you going to do when the Muslims take over the world?" That really took me back, I couldn't believe that anyone would seriously think that. But having thought about it, it just seems to be a variation of the old Jews/black people/shape shifting lizards are trying to take over the world thing.

 

[Dragonclaw]

My favorite is definitely the Hollow Earth crazies...I even saw a documentary (because I was amazed that there are documentaries about it) and the person was claiming that the tunnel that goes through the Earth begins 150 feet IN THE AIR...because clearly that's how tunnels start...

I also love the whole "jet fuel can melt steel" and that 3 skyscrapers can collapse perfectly into their own footprints without any organized demolition...ignoring all laws of physics in the process.

 

[Twinrehz]

That Santa is taught to children to inoculate them against religion:

They're taught to be good all year round and they will get a reward from some sort of omnipresent being who's watching them constantly; then when they grow up they're told that's bullpoo but if they behave themselves for the rest of their lives they will get a reward from some sort of omnipresent being who's watching them constantly....

And who created this? To lead people astray, easy, just look at the anagram of Santa..

Not my actual favourite crackpot story, but it is seasonal..

And here I come with boring reality to tell you that it's actually more awesome than that, santa is (loosely) based on the old norse god, Odin, twisted and warped through centuries of messing up folklore. There's an image floating around in the ether that explains this quite thoroughly (though I have no proof as to it's authenticity, now that I think about it).

My favourite conspiracy theory is big pharma. It just boggles my mind how someone can actually believe that "big pharma" exists solely to poison and infect us. The sad part is they use it to bring back preventable diseases.