33 Fascinating Conspiracy Theories People Believe

The word “conspiracy” covers an incredible amount of ground. Somehow, both the idea that the CIA had some hand in a couple international clandestine coups fits under the same umbrella as “a lot of people are secretly lizards.” I assume that’s the way they want it, with the word automatically inspiring disbelief in anything that follows.

They’re also undeniably fun, which is why I think that usually even the deepest dyed-in-the-wool logicians have at least one conspiracy theory they like to noodle on. If nothing else, it’s a nice distraction from the crushing, continuous chain of cause-and-effect that is life around you. 

Redditors have shared their own preferred pet conspiracy theories, and you can read on to pick a fun one to fire off at parties.