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Which is one conspiracy theory that you think/believe may have some verity to it? (lemmus.org)

submitted 1 year ago by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Question came about from watching this random standup yt video

The Government Is Lying to You - Ron Funches

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NmjK2pgiQ

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[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely none of them.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 1 points 1 year ago

None? Pretty sure if you look into them you may think one of them may have something to it...

Searched for random ones that are know for a while:

Contents

-Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

-MKUltra: the CIA Mind-Control Project

-The 1990 Testimony of Nayirah

-Operation Snow White: The Church of Scientology Versus The U.S. Government

-CIA Assassinations

-The Business Plot: Fascism in America

-Operation Mockingbird: The CIA Propaganda Machine

-COINTELPRO: The FBI vs. 1960s Activists

-Operation Paperclip: Nazi Scientists Find Employment in America

-Operation Northwoods: How to Wage War on Cuba

-Bohemian Grove: The Rich, the Powerful, and the Giant Stone Owl

11 Unbelievable Conspiracy Theories That Were Actually True

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/11-unbelievable-conspiracy-theories-that-were-actually-true.htm