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Celebrities's death theories[edit]

There are many theories that many celebrities were assassinated by conspirators : Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee,Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Jim Morrison, Notorious BIG, Paul Walker, Chester Bennington. 17:53, 19.02.2020 (UTC)

New England Patriots[edit]

Does the section about the new england patriots really belong here haha

SARS-CoV-2 Origin[edit]

Why is the idea that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a lab a conspiracy theory?

Who’s facts decided that it wasn’t engineered in lab and to say so is a conspiracy theory?

No matter who made the decision that SARS-CoV-2 didn’t come from a lab, there is enough uncertainty about the viruses origins that neither the lab leak or wet market theory should be considered a conspiracy theory. WhowinsIwins (talk) 21:45, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's now accepted science that SARS-CoV-2 came from bats, owing to the genetic similarity between it and other viruses affecting bats which are already known to science. The actual transmission seems to have come by way of another mammalian species, such as the pangolin. Bats and (e.g.) pangolins don't associate in Nature, so anywhere such species might come into mutual contact (such as wet markets, or if not them then poorly regulated supermarkets) has to be the chief suspect. That this virus, which evolved to affect bats (and only bats) should also prove harmful to humans, is an example of the randomizing effect of genetic mutation.

Nuttyskin (talk) 17:50, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

QAnon black hole earthquake theory[edit]

QAnon conspiracy advocates are suggesting that a sudden increase in seismic activity notably the tristate earthquake and the more severe one in Taiwan were a result of harmonic tremor caused by a micro black hole orbiting just under the Earth's crust affecting the tectonic plates. Though this has not officially been debunked yet is is so ridiculous given what we know about black holes that it is almost certainly false. The argument given seems to be that the latitude of both quakes is nearly identical suggesting an East-West rotation of the MBH. Gravitational wave data would be an effective way to refute this, however it is not clear if LIGO or other detectors can sense such high frequency waves. ^[1] note: this hypothesis was refuted not long after the article was published. 91.190.161.160 (talk) 18:54, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13518393-500-science-baby-black-holes-blamed-for-earthquakes/

How is this a conspiracy theory? Slatersteven (talk) 19:44, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd imagine scientists would be given the blame of concealing this from us, because of their well-established status with conspiracist circles as spreaders of lies. Probably this is why no obvious scapegoat is named in the original mention of the story.

Nuttyskin (talk) 18:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No "Big Lie" or "collusion"?[edit]

I was surprised that Trump's Big Lie and Democrats believing the Trump collusion conspiracy aren't listed here. Donald Trump appears to be a rather prominent conduit for conspiracy theories, either promoted by him or denied by him. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:44, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like to create such content? Trump's Big Lie, aka the "stolen election conspiracy theory", is a huge MAGA belief. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 00:19, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't mind giving it a go, but I started this section because I was curious if there is some reason I'm not aware of (policy-based, community-based, whatever) why such obvious examples wouldn't be listed here.

Perhaps it's like list of common misconceptions, for which the hatnote says right at the top that the article will never be complete. Perhaps a similar hatnote here is in order. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any reason why the Donald Trump "big lie" conspiracy theory = Donald Trump "stolen election" conspiracy theory wouldn't qualify for mention here. It's a huge one covered by several articles. (I've never seen RS seriously documenting your other suggestion as a "conspiracy theory" as it's just a right-wing focus on the words "conspiracy" and "coordination" while they ignore all the proven cooperation and collusion, with even some evidence of elements of coordination by Manafort and Stone.) Otherwise, all articles here are works in progress and never truly finished. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 19:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dorothy Kilgallen[edit]

Perhaps the death of journalist and media personality Dorothy Kilgallen should be included under the Deaths of Prominent People section. Some attribute her death to the idea that she was closing in on who was behind the murder of JFK. 76.230.211.64 (talk) 18:32, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dorothy Kilgallen died from an accidental overdose of barbiturates. The few articles suspecting suicide which I have encountered are focused on her increasingly troubled marriage to Richard Kollmar. Dimadick (talk) 20:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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