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Hey Pandas! What’s your most believable conspiracy theory? In the light of COVID-19, there has been a raft of crazy and not-quite-so-crazy conspiracy theories floating around. So please dig deep and share the most believable with us all. If you want, you can use your up-votes for the believable and down-votes for the twaddle!
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#1
Someone without a politic agenda and no competencies in politics at all rallies for the presidential office. Backed by millions who hardly care and live in a bubble vote for him, the rest believing someone who considers lies a legitimate way of communication could not become the most powerful person in the world. He wins the vote despite having not the majority of voters behind him. Four years later, the led nation has lost many former allies and much of its superiority whilst the societal problems have become suffocating. The society is not living a dream together anymore, but it deeply split. Still, the leader enjoys support of tens of millions even after a campaign in which political aims play no role anymore and his party, formerly representing half of the population, has become a mere person cult. Checks and balances are slowly stripped from the system. The only person to profit from this ultimately is the political leader himself. (To my defence, five years ago this would have been a very valid conspiracy theory.)
Final score:
35points
Susan Missett-King 5 years ago
Couldn't possibly happen. Who would wager their human rights on such a person? Oh.....
Harley Hoglin 5 years ago
I wish this was only a theory instead of the nightmare I wake up to every day.
Hans (Submission author) 5 years ago
I do not think I have a profile pic. :o
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Linda Renk 5 years ago (edited)
To THIS person- I suppose that I am not allowed an opinion that you don't like.. Luna Lovegood 2 weeks ago...Linda Renk 2 weeks ago Bored Panda is so leftist @LInda Renk I mean, yes, it's not an unbiased news source. It has never claimed to be. I don't always agree with everything they put out, but I really don't have to. Not every "conservative" is some ignorant, hateful, country hick and not every "leftist" is some self righteous person who gets offended at everything. Most people don't fit stereotypes and people are allowed to have their own opinion. Personally, some of my beliefs are typically "conservative" and some are typically "liberal". It's ok whatever your opinion is. And yes, Bored Panda is very "leftist" and that's okay. It has never claimed to be unbiased. If you like reading things that you agree with, go find a news source/ magazine that you agree with and don't make unnecessary, blatantly obvious statements in the comments.
Hans (Submission author) 5 years ago
Haha, thank you for just confirming my observations. :D
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#2
One of my all-time favorite conspiracy theories, is the one about the Hollow Earth. There are many myths that talk about how we live on the outside of the planet, but there's a whole different world on the inside (and they're more technologically advanced too!)
Final score:
19points
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
I do love that one. It's extremely fascinating even if there's no way it could be true.
error_404_user_not_found 5 years ago
The problem with this is that then we wouldn't have a magnetic field and would all be cooked
#3
I'll start things off with a common one - what do you think of it though, is it true or tosh? In December 1980 there were a number of sightings of mysterious lights in Rendlesham Forest, UK. The lights were reportedly witnessed by USAF personnel stationed at the nearby air force base, some of whom claim to have experienced a close encounter with an unidentifiable force. Following police and high-ranking USAF personnel reports the incident was dubbed the 'UK Roswell' with many likening the encounter to that of Roswell, NM in 1947. Were the lights nothing more than an illusion or was Britain visited by extra-terrestrials? Or was it just Santa?
Final score:
14points
#4
UFO's aren't from other planets but are really from the far distant future. They aren't breeding alien human highbreads but are taking DNA, from their past to save the future.
Final score:
14points
Sarcasm101 5 years ago
Why are we so fazed by ufos but not flying cars legit the same thing but no wheels🤨
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
If they can access the past why they didn't change it. Should have been easy for them to stop the Holocaust before it even started.
Jon S. 5 years ago
Prime directive. That, or they are from so far into the future that the holocaust seems like a blip in history. If you could go back in time which tragedy would you try to stop? The Irish Potato Famine? Columbus visiting America? The Mongolian conquest of China? The Neanderthal extinction? There are a lot of tragedies to choose from.
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Snoke, in Star Wars, is mace windu, found by palpatine barely alive. Palpatine regrew his arm and reprogrammed his brain to be snoke
Final score:
12points
averageperson 5 years ago
Everyone loves a good Star Wars conspiracy theory... despite the fact that they're always a bit far-fetched.
hey, not my problem 4 years ago
then h'e be about, oh, 300-400 years old. even PALPATINE doesn't have that kind of power. the only sith lord who could possibly do that was Darth Plageuis, and he was dead 2000 years by the time of snoke
#6
We haven't found any alien life in space, because there is some greater evil, and other life doesn't want to alert it of their presence and/or location.
Final score:
10points
Jon S. 5 years ago
I like this concept. The idea that a super predator lurks in space and the only civilisations that survive are the silent, hidden ones. What makes them a super predator? Only the logical conclusion that preemptively annihilating other intelligent life is the only way to be certain they are not trying to annihilate you. Some physicists did some back of an envelope calculations and realised that if there were 1000 civilisations in this galaxy, we already have the technology and resources to wipe them all out (though our missiles would take thousands of years to reach their target), the only data we lack is where to aim those missiles.
Bunny Wood 5 years ago
The dark forest theory in response to the paradox? The question is, are we the super predators? No one wants us around?
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
There is a nice short story named Radio Silence by reddit user bencbartlett. It's worth reading.
#7
The earth is round
Final score:
8points
Zophra 5 years ago
It's a joke... they are taking it from the "other side" of silly controversy
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
What about the great ice wall around Antarctica? I don't believe this conspiracy theory.
#8
The reason we haven't been visited by aliens is because ageing is a disease and Earth is under universal quarantine.
Final score:
8points
Çiğdem Kanburoğlu 5 years ago
or stupidity is a disease of humankind, or greed, or ignorance... So much to stay away
TheHolyFatherOfToast 5 years ago
WAIT WE HAVE BEEN SICK THIS WHOLE TIME!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sarcasm101 5 years ago
Omg if you like reading there is a series called matched that is pretty much this haha I would go into detail but spoiler
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
It's called a planetary disease called "Morbus Human" but after wreaking havoc for a while it goes away without special treatment required.
#9
Michael Jackson is still alive, he faked his death to try and live a less famous life
Final score:
7points
Daria B 5 years ago
You could replace this one by Tupac Amaru, Richey Edwards and many other celebrities that died or went missing too soon.
Johnny 5 years ago
How do you know it was him? You don't think that a man worth hundreds of mllions of dollars couldn't commission a realistic doll?
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#10
Following a harbour collision which left the Titanic* with structural damage, they planned to scuttle the ship and take the insurance money. Everyone was supposed to be safely ferried to the Carpathia which was loaded with supplies for passengers. However, the ship sank way too fast and everyone accidentally died. Source: a few pissed crew members and deckhands who claimed there were shenanigans with the Titanic and its sister ship in the dock, following the harbour collision.
Final score:
3points
Elixir 5 years ago
Interesting story, the titanic was at fault. The hull was made of a metal that brittles in cold water, the nuts were badly fit so they started popping out and finally they used the wrong call signs, predecessor of SOS.
averageperson 5 years ago
you're right... but still it's a pretty interesting idea.
Load More Replies... Jon S. (Submission author) 5 years ago
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_conspiracy_theories#Olympic_exchange_theory
#11
Epstein didn't kill himself. My guess is MI6, personally. Or possibly the CIA working on US soil.
Final score:
2points
Leah Helbig 5 years ago
Christmas ornaments, laundry, Epstein, 3 things everyone knows don't hang themselves
#12
When the COVID-19 virus came to the U.S., several parties within the current Regime believed that it could be weaponized against minority populations by selectively delaying actions that would have mitigated it's spread. (The "plan", such as it was, being to quietly alert those in majority White Republican areas to take proper safety precautions.) Unfortunately, the virus spread far more quickly than anticipated -- and things were made worse because the current Occupier of the White House was unable or unwilling to grasp how it was *supposed* to work and kept sending conflicting signals to those who were *not* intended to get infected. Thus why we are where we are. (Prove me wrong...)
Final score:
2points
Leah Helbig 5 years ago
I personally believe dr. Li-Meng Yan, I blame the CCP for releasing it. I believe they did it to stop Hong Kong and they lost control. The WHO are covering for the CCP.
#13
CIA killed JFK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theory
Final score:
2points
Bunny Wood 5 years ago
Read Jim Garrisons Book. On the trail of the Assassins. See what you think
Zophra (Submission author) 5 years ago (edited)
Giving credit to my son who says this is/was a big controversy.
#14
Joe Biden’s Democratic Convention speech was actually a hologram because they had to simulate him staying awake for 24 minutes.
Final score:
0points
#15
Homeschoolers are always dying to know what life is like in public school.
Final score:
0points
Danni Herron 5 years ago
Hahahahahaha trust me, NO. My kids (and most kids in our homeschool co-op) listen to public schooler's descriptions (good and bad) the same way they listen to horror stories. There's more evidence for the little green men story than this one. Thanks for the chuckle!
averageperson (Submission author) 5 years ago
You're welcome! I was homeschooled, so I know this isn't true. I just wanted to see what other people thought :D
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Mallory m. Brewer 4 years ago
Oh, yeah that’s true. My bestie was homeschooled until this year (and we’re virtual). She still doesn’t know what it’s like.
#16
Scientology. Seriously if you've never done any research into the Church of Scientology it gets pretty..............interesting...........I can't pick a better word at the moment.
Final score:
0points
#17
The Hivehand and the Alien Grunt from Half-Life are the same species. The female uses the male as a way of movement and protection, and the male uses the female's offspring as weaponry. A bonus theory i'm gonna throw in is that The Man in The Yellow Hat from Curious George and the zookeeper from Zoo Tycoon 2 are the same person.
Final score:
-1point
What do you think ?
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
Good God, most of these are awful. If you ask for stupid, you get stupid.
PixelShroom 3 years ago
America. The government gives you money You work for more money to survive The government says you need to give it their money back, plus a percentage of the money you worked for You refuse because you need the money to survive You lose your house You can't get a job The government asks for that money again You refuse, again because you need to eat The government puts you in jail, and asks for the money You leave jail The government gives you money You find a job And repeat
DEKU x TODOROKI 5 years ago
here's one- t oxygen is just a chemical that the government is putting in our air and it's slowly killing us. TeeHee =Z
Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
Good God, most of these are awful. If you ask for stupid, you get stupid.
PixelShroom 3 years ago
America. The government gives you money You work for more money to survive The government says you need to give it their money back, plus a percentage of the money you worked for You refuse because you need the money to survive You lose your house You can't get a job The government asks for that money again You refuse, again because you need to eat The government puts you in jail, and asks for the money You leave jail The government gives you money You find a job And repeat
DEKU x TODOROKI 5 years ago
here's one- t oxygen is just a chemical that the government is putting in our air and it's slowly killing us. TeeHee =Z
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