Perhaps everyone has heard of conspiracy theories at least once. Has it ever occurred to you that you are being followed or that someone might read your correspondence? If the answer is yes, then you are also partly a conspiracy theorist. In general, a great interest in all kinds of collusion appears especially when another theory is confirmed in life.
1. Tobacco companies were hiding the truth about the dangers of smoking
For many years, large tobacco companies have allocated millions of dollars for research proving the harmlessness and sometimes even the benefits of smoking. They had to reveal their cards in 1998, when the tobacco giant Philip Morris, under the onslaught of lawsuits from smokers, admitted that their product had a detrimental effect on human health, causing lung cancer and other serious diseases.
2. Only Nicole Scherzinger sang in Pussycat Dolls
Nicole, a Filipino-Hawaiian-Ukrainian beauty, has been its leader since the inception of the Pussycat Dolls. Perhaps that is why a theory has appeared among the fans of the group that all the vocal parts in the songs are performed exclusively by one person - Scherzinger, and the other girls only create extras on stage. The conspiracy theorists were able to convince themselves of their correctness in 2012, when the singer admitted that she really performed 95% of the vocal parts in the songs.
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3. The CIA has seriously studied flying saucers
Several years ago, US intelligence published documents from the 1950s on UFO research on the Internet. They contain data from people who have personally seen flying objects: a total of 575 cases in 23 years. Special activity of aliens was recorded in Washington on July 29, 1952: for 6 hours, dozens of Americans saw strange glow in the sky. The official version then said that this was the result of temperature inversion. And only with the publication of the materials it became known that the CIA assessed the case as the appearance of a UFO.
4. Someone else is singing for Britney Spears
In 2007, the media learned about Britney's divorce from Kevin Federline and the subsequent treatment of the singer in a psychiatric clinic. However, in the same year, Spears managed to release the successful album "Blackout". "When and how did she manage?" - asked fans around the world. Then the version arose that someone else was singing for a pop star. The theory was soon confirmed: the father of Spears' backing vocalist Maya Marie gave an interview in which he said that almost the entire album was recorded by his daughter, and the pop princess just flaunts on the cover.
5. Oil giants are in price fixing
The standard of living of almost all countries of the world depends on the price of a barrel of oil. For ordinary citizens, this is expressed primarily in the cost of gasoline and services that depend on it. However, in 2008, journalists found confirmation of the conspiracy theory of oil companies, which secretly conferred on what price tag to "put" on "black gold". The scandal involved the British firm Shell, the Spanish Repsol, the German RWE and the French Total. The European Commission found that, thanks to the collusion, which has lasted since 2002, the cost of gasoline has risen worldwide.
6. the FBI was tracking John Lennon
Creative people have repeatedly become objects of surveillance by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, because they, with the help of art, influenced the views of millions. This was the case with Ernest Hemingway, whose guesses regarding the supervision of the special services were considered by many to be paranoia - the truth was revealed only after the death of the writer. For many years, there were rumors about the concerns of the US services regarding The Beatles.
In 2000, University of California historian John Wiener secured the declassification of the John Lennon case. It turned out that the US government really followed the musician, though in vain. The folder contained Beatle's statements about his proletarian origins, his business ties with entrepreneurs, and not a word about anti-American influence.
7. Soviet spy in the American Congress
During the Cold War between the USA and the USSR, all kinds of legends about enemy spies were composed in both countries. One such theory has found support. New York Democrat Samuel Dickstein was the author of the Commission of Inquiry on Anti-American Activities, which tracked down the Communists. At the same time, he secretly worked for the Soviet Union, passing on secret data on America's military budget. By the way, Dickstein never succeeded in charging him with espionage, and until the end of his days he worked as a judge in New York.
8. Pharmaceutical companies invent diseases
According to Professor Adrian Fug-Berman, today the sequence of the appearance of the disease and the cure for it is often disrupted. An advertising campaign for a new medicine can begin 7-10 years before it appears on the market. During this time, pharmaceutical manufacturers instill in doctors and patients the need to solve a non-existent problem.
As an example, the scientist cites osteopenia - thinning of the bones. This is the middle stage between normal bone health and osteoporosis, and it is imperative to maintain health if osteopenia is detected through prophylactic methods. However, this condition is often presented as a disease, offering special expensive drugs for its treatment.
9. Coca-Cola minimizes sugar harm
In 1967, the US Sugar Industrialists' Association paid three Harvard scientists $ 50,000 to write an article on the lack of connection between sugar and the work of the human heart. The declassified documents were published by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
However, the trading giants continue to influence scientific findings today. According to The New York Times, the Coca-Cola Company is sending millions of dollars to research that seeks to downplay the link between sugary drinks and obesity.
10. The US National Security Agency wiretaps telephone conversations of citizens around the world
Surely everyone at least once had the feeling that they were being watched. In 2016, the world received confirmation of its fears when former US intelligence officer Edward Snowden declassified data on the surveillance of the National Security Agency of millions of people. The United States, he said, is wiretapping people around the world without a warrant, including leaders of states. Snowden's testimony gave rise to an international scandal - large Internet companies began to encrypt the data of their users.
11. Stevie Wonder is not blind
The name of this musician in English-speaking countries is considered almost a household name. However, one common theory is that Wonder actually sees everything. This is indirectly confirmed by the video, where the singer catches a falling microphone stand on stage, or, for example, a photo where he takes a picture of the wax figure of Michael Jackson. Agree, strange behavior for a blind person.
As you can see, sometimes it is not superfluous to listen to conspiracy theorists.