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Title: Conspiracy theories that turned out to be true?
Post by: jimmy jazz on Mar 17, 2025, 10:22 PM

I can't think of any.

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Conspiracy theories that turned out to be true?
Post by: SGR on Mar 18, 2025, 04:41 AM

For a long time there were whispers about a mysterious island where celebrities and politicians would go to diddle kids...

And though there are still disputes about the matter, I think this might count:

The media called the 'lab leak' story a 'conspiracy theory.' Now it's prompted corrections — and serious new reporting (WaPo, 2021) (https://archive.ph/LCadf#selection-335.0-335.119)

White House pressed Meta to censor COVID-19 posts on lab leak theory and vaccine hesitancy, internal emails show (ABC, 2023) (https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/white-house-pressed-meta-to-censor-covid-19-posts-on-lab-leak-theory-and-vaccine-hesitancy-internal-emails-show-coronavirus-pandemic-president-joe-biden-facebook-social-media-mark-zuckerburg)

Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points (NYT, 2024) (https://archive.ph/fegkD)

Title: Re: Conspiracy theories that turned out to be true?
Post by: Auroras In Ice on Mar 18, 2025, 07:12 AM

MK-Ultra is a crazy one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra

Operation Paperclip

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip

How could I forget

COINTELPRO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO

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