A theory that some fact or information is being hidden from the general public—a conspiracy—for whatever reason. These views are generally not held by most people or media (which is often part of the point—if something *is* being hidden, most people wouldn’t know).
Possibly the most well-known and widespread conspiracy theory is that planet Earth is actually flat, not spherical, and that this fact is covered up, keeping people in the dark.
A conspiracy theory may be true, false, or only partially true. “Conspiracy theory” is often used as a pejorative, usually an attempt to discredit ideas that are disagreed with; however, although theories like the Earth being flat can be patently disproven, many are still controversial.
In the United States, many conspiracy theories are attributed to the federal government. For example:
• some people purport that the attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11) were perpetrated by the government as an excuse to increase citizen surveillance, or justify invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.
• the demonstrations at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 were allegedly helped along by the government in an effort to discredit Donald Trump and his supporters.
• the existence of aliens and UFOs is supposedly hidden by the government, and equipment and specimens from said aliens is being stored in the top-secret Air Force facility Area 51.
Possibly the most well-known and widespread conspiracy theory is that planet Earth is actually flat, not spherical, and that this fact is covered up, keeping people in the dark.
A conspiracy theory may be true, false, or only partially true. “Conspiracy theory” is often used as a pejorative, usually an attempt to discredit ideas that are disagreed with; however, although theories like the Earth being flat can be patently disproven, many are still controversial.
In the United States, many conspiracy theories are attributed to the federal government. For example:
• some people purport that the attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11) were perpetrated by the government as an excuse to increase citizen surveillance, or justify invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.
• the demonstrations at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 were allegedly helped along by the government in an effort to discredit Donald Trump and his supporters.
• the existence of aliens and UFOs is supposedly hidden by the government, and equipment and specimens from said aliens is being stored in the top-secret Air Force facility Area 51.
“The CIA psychologically tortured human subjects to develop drugs that could psychomanipulate people during interrogations!”
“Oh yeah, that did happen, actually.”
“Sorry, what?”
“MKUltra. The CIA experimented on humans to make drugs.”
“…oh. Huh. Like, I was just trying to make up a weird conspiracy theory for Urban Dictionary, but… wow. I think my day is ruined now.”
“Oh yeah, that did happen, actually.”
“Sorry, what?”
“MKUltra. The CIA experimented on humans to make drugs.”
“…oh. Huh. Like, I was just trying to make up a weird conspiracy theory for Urban Dictionary, but… wow. I think my day is ruined now.”
by obscureharrypottercharacter February 12, 2024
What about Fat-Cock Self-Preservation Theory, Cody? What do you think of that one? The most profound and accurate conspiracy theory on the web!
Hym "How's this for a conspiracy theory: The accusations of liar and grifter do nothing to hurt right-wing pundits EXPLICITLY BECAUSE they aren't intended to hurt them but, rather, deflate the value of liar and grifter accusations in a deliberate attempt to cover for ineffective political opposition. Because sure you're calling them a liar and a grifter but if you can keep them in the forefront of people's minds you can keep out the MORE EFFECTIVE opposition out of the lime light and maintain the status quo. So, denigrating the political opposition ISN'T TO GET YOU TO STOP LISTENING TO JORDAN PETERSON... It to get you to focus on Jordan Peterson instead of me. Because he is harmless and ineffective and I am not."
by Hym Iam April 12, 2024
It's like Illuminati Conspiracy but much worse, usually when there's something that's not logical, nonsensical, or ridiculously not so reality logic.
1: So, how did Spongebob make fire underwater?
2: I don't know but that's one Aluminium Conspiracy
or
Boy 1: What's the use of hair nipples even tho it's not even useful
Boy 2: ...Aluminium Conspiracy
2: I don't know but that's one Aluminium Conspiracy
or
Boy 1: What's the use of hair nipples even tho it's not even useful
Boy 2: ...Aluminium Conspiracy
by DanishThaMenace December 18, 2021
When someone denies that Goverments have conspired with Big Tech, Big Pharma, Corporate Science, Organized Religions or others to make you believe things that are obviously not true through the overuse of trauma based mind control, fear and coercion accomplished and completed by the bombardment of controlled mass media turning one into a cowardly shill and critically unthinking shell of a person who easily gets angry if you don't believe the propaganda.
by chЯis † ΩpheЯ August 07, 2023
Conspiracy Denialist
When someone denies that Goverments have conspired with Big Tech, Big Pharma, Corporate Science, Organized Religions or others to make you believe things that are obviously not true through the overuse of trauma based mind control, fear and coercion accomplished and completed by the bombardment of controlled mass media turning one into a cowardly shill and critically unthinking shell of a person who easily gets angry if you don't believe the propaganda.
When someone denies that Goverments have conspired with Big Tech, Big Pharma, Corporate Science, Organized Religions or others to make you believe things that are obviously not true through the overuse of trauma based mind control, fear and coercion accomplished and completed by the bombardment of controlled mass media turning one into a cowardly shill and critically unthinking shell of a person who easily gets angry if you don't believe the propaganda.
by chЯis † ΩpheЯ August 07, 2023
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by Theusurpedmammarygland February 07, 2025
CCC this is a group of devil worshipers where cillers is killers. They stalk the son of GOD everywhere. Online video games. Every social media. And every restaurant attacking him non stop and mocking him and harassing him with billions of people trying to make him mad so he threaten to kill them so they get him to lock up. They been doing this for twenty years and keep getting all his social media and video game accounts banned. And all he trying to do is find a good wife to marry forever and they mock him you going to be alone forever and attack him every time he tries to talk to a girl to get a girlfriend. And so much more.
CONspiracy Cult Cillers getting out of hand and too powerful and numberous. And have powerful people in it and backing them up because this one little kid is the only one who can stop all the evil he’s doing. Proof there is a GOD if he’s still Surviving this bloody storm. That lasted all his life.
by Megasus Thirst Jesus Christ May 30, 2022