Back in 2013, Public Policy Polling found that 12 million people in the U.S. believe interstellar lizard people are controlling the top echelon of our government. This was originally purported by the U.K. conspiracy theorist David Icke, who firmly believes the Queen of England is a blood-drinking, shape-shifting alien. Other lizard people include, but are not limited to: Madonna, Katy Perry, Donald Rumsfeld, Bill Clinton, Angelina Jolie and Taylor Swift.
There are many doubters of the lone-gunman theory, and these theorists have, over time, accused 42 groups, 82 assassins and 214 people of being involved with the assassination of JFK. Some believe that LBJ had it done while others think it was the CIA or mob. Were there three shots or four? Will we ever know?
Tupac was shot on September 7, 1996 while sitting at a traffic signal in Las Vegas. Many believe that he faked his own death, he's hiding in Cuba, that the CIA is hiding him in witness protection, that his right-hand man, Suge Knight was the mastermind or even that Biggie Smalls called for his death.
Many don't believe in the official story of the events that happened on 9/11. Here are a few of the most eyebrow-raising theories still out there today: the towers were brought down by explosives, not planes, a missile hit the Pentagon, not a plane, United 93 was shot down, the government knew it was happening but had forces stand down and inside traders knew about the attacks and cashed in on them.
In July of 1947, the Army released a statement claiming they were in possession of a flying disc. But 24 hours later they changed their tune, saying it was an experimental high-altitude surveillance weather balloon. UFO or no? Need answers...
Founded in Bavaria in the 18th century, a few defining features were that members did not trust anyone over 30 and they wanted to create a totalitarian society. Some modern members include Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Rihanna, Katy Perry and more.
July 20, 1969 was the day Neil Armstrong took "one giant leap for mankind" -- or did he? Doubters say the U.S. government was desperate to beat the Russians in the space race and therefore faked the lunar landing. It's theorized that Armstrong and Aldrin acted out their mission on a secret film set.
Although numerous reports from doctors and a coroner stated that the superstar was dead, disbelievers are adamant that Elvis faked his own death to go into hiding due to ties to the mafia. It's believed that the FBI enlisted Presley as an undercover agent to help the agency infiltrate a criminal organization. So was he in witness protection or...?
Actual documentation of Shakespeare's life is quite scarce. Outside of his writings we only have a few signatures, records of his marriage, his children and a three-page will. Many believe it was a group of writers: Edward de Vere, Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, William Stanley and more.
HIV/AIDS is a result of chimps being killed and eaten, or their blood getting into cuts or wounds on people in the course of hunting. Conspiracy theorists believe that the government created AIDS to wipe out certain ethnic groups.
In the past 10 years, evidence has emerged that Roosevelt may have been warned three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Many believe that Roosevelt allowing the attack gave the U.S. a right to enter the war through a "back door."
"Paul is dead" a well-known rumor that Paul McCartney actually died in a car crash in 1966, but was then replaced by an almost identical lookalike. It's believed that the other Beatles included lyrics in their songs and album art to break the news gentle to their fans.
900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader, Jim Jones. Conspiracy theorists believes that the events represented CIA efforts in mind control. Others claim that the FBI and CIA forces killed the people in Jonestown in order to use their bodies to smuggle heroin into the US.
It's believed that a cure for cancer exists, but pharmaceutical companies, government health agencies and charities are suppressing it because they make so much money from treading the disease or fundraising for it.
In 2014, a YouTuber claimed that JonBenet Ramsey's parents, who are actually Katy Perry's parents, staged their daughters death, in name only, so she could return and become a star. Yes, the two look alike, their parents also look alike and they have similar eyebrows...