The Craziest Conspiracies Americans Actually Believe

From a reptilian elite race to governmentally regulated weather, here are some crazy conspiracies Americans actually believe.

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Americans have always had this weird fascination with the occult, the uncanny, and the implausible. And if there's one thing that pop culture has proved throughout the years, it's that any American worth their salt loves a good conspiracy theory. While some theories have managed to gain traction (see: JFK and MLK assassination theories), there are other, more far fetched ideas that only stick in the strangest, most remote corners of the Internets. From a reptilian and human race to government-controlled weather, here are some of the craziest conspiracies Americans actually believe.

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10. The weather is controlled by the government.

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9. The CIA caused the AIDS epidemic in the '80s.

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8. A shape-shifting, reptilian elite exists among us.

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7. Fluoride is added to the water to cause disease.

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6. America's landing on the moon was faked.

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5. Celebrities run the world via the Illuminati.

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4. Obama is the Antichrist.

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3. Paul McCartney is dead.

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2. FEMA's coffins reveal plans for a government-planned genocide.

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1. There were no planes involved in the 9/11 attacks.

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