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Space Octopuses & Other Weird Conspiracies Making The Rounds

By:: T. S. Obiech; Scott Laffey; Andres Diplotti

July 31, 2018

Space Octopuses & Other Weird Conspiracies Making The Rounds

Look, it's only human to try to make sense out of the world. It's only natural to assume there's something purposeful going on in the randomness around us, even if it's just so we can get some sleep at night. And the more chaotic the world gets, the more insane the conspiracy theories are. As a public service, we've assembled the wildest theories making the rounds right now. Whether you decide to laugh derisively or get on board is completely up to you.

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WERE JAMES FRANCO, MILEY CYRUS, AND SETH ROGEN APPREHENDED FOR TRYING TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP?!? (Of course they weren't.) A news story making the rounds

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Source: Snopes

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Source: Las Vegas Now

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Source: Medium/Justin Danneman

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Source: Times of Israel

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Source: r/The_Donald

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Source: Miami Herald

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SOME TWITTER USERS THINK MELANIA TRUMP IS USING A BODY DOUBLE. Accusers insist the first lady did not look like herself during her recent James St. Ja

Source: MSN

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INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST THOMAS HUCHON USES A FAKE MINI-DOCUMENTARY TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT FAKE NEWS AND DISINFORMATION. After tricking students with

Source: NPR

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OCTOPUSES MIGHT BE .ALIENS! A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS 'HAVE THEORIZED THAT CEPHALOPODS COULD BE DESCENDANTS OF ANCIENT ALIEN ORGANISMS. The controversial

Source: Live Science

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FORMER facebook VICE PRESIDENT JEFF ROTHSCHILD (no relation to those other. infamous Rothschilds) APPARENTLY ADVOCATES FOR WORLD WAR, IN THE NAME OF

Source: Snopes

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CONSPIRACY THEORIES THRIVE ON STREAMING SERVICES. Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video wouldn't be caught dead streaming porn, yet they aren't shy abo

Source: Slate

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GINNIE THOMAS IS SPREADING A CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT AN ALLEGED COUP. Ginnie Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, shared a meme on h

Source: Slate

And wouldn't octopi just make adorable astronauts?

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