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Ghost: Prison is an unpleasant place. Imagine being surrounded by your inferiors, persecuted for your intellect, for being a free thinker. Of course, that's what the prison-industrial complex does. Perpetuates and enriches itself by incarcerating anyone who challenges the power structure. Who profits from all this? Well, if we examine Tony Stark's involvement in the Bilderberg Group and The Illuminati--
Luke Cage: [dragging Ghost off] Okay, that's enough. Someone hasn't been taking his meds.
Ghost: Can't you taste the mind-control drugs in the food? How many "vaccines" have they given you? Henry Pym is shrinking to microscopic size and rewiring your brain--
Mettle: Dude.
Luke Cage: [dragging Ghost off] Okay, that's enough. Someone hasn't been taking his meds.
Ghost: Can't you taste the mind-control drugs in the food? How many "vaccines" have they given you? Henry Pym is shrinking to microscopic size and rewiring your brain--
Mettle: Dude.
— Avengers Academy issue #3
Fan Works
"There were a lot of stories actually. Some said an alien had been found frozen in the ice and was still alive after thousands of years blah blah blah. People will believe anything these days. They've been watching too many episodes of The Y-Not Files." Gneelicks was referring to a popular holovid in which two stalwart G-Men sought to debunk the lunatic conspiracy theories spread by the evil Marijuana-Toking Man.
Films — Live-Action
Bud: Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy.
Hippy: Everything is.
Hippy: Everything is.
"I'm not crazy. Whatever it is they're guarding so carefully, I need to be able to prove that it's real."
— Joe Brody, Godzilla (2014)
Angel: You know they don't call them UFOs anymore? It's fucking UAPs now.
OJ: Why they gotta change the name?
Angel: Yeah. Exactly. ...No, fuck it. I'll tell you why; THEY changed the name, alright? It's 'cause they wanna keep us in the dark. Remember when they declassified all that UFO footage a couple years ago? Yeah, well people started paying attention. So they change the name to UAPs, and no one knows what the fuck a UAP is, so everyone lost interest!
OJ: I saw that, that Navy clip.
Couldn't really see them though, could've been better...
Couldn't really see them though, could've been better...Angel: It's shitty footage of exact proof that there's an alien civilization out there in the universe.
OJ: So, who's that?
Angel: Come on, man, the little guys with the big eyes?
OJ: Mm.
Angel: Yeah, there's lots of theories; either they're intergalactic travelers looking for peace, or futuristic humans coming back in time to stop us from destroying the planet, or they're FUCKING world killers! Planetary destroyers! And that means they've been fucking watching us and studying us, waiting for the perfect time to beam us up and shove metal probes up our fucking asses!
OJ: (unamused) ...Cool.
Live-Action TV
Howie: The US government has entire cities hidden in the Norwegian mountains. You see, Earth is on a collision course with this other planet, and this is where they're going to send all the rich people when it kicks off.
Rory: Amazing.
Howie: It's all there on the internet.
Rory: No, it's amazing you've come up with a theory even more insane than what's actually happening.
Rory: Amazing.
Howie: It's all there on the internet.
Rory: No, it's amazing you've come up with a theory even more insane than what's actually happening.
— Doctor Who, "The God Complex"
Ivanov: You see? Yours is not the only life Agent Coulson has so easily tossed aside or hidden behind. This is what he does. Everything is his S.H.I.E.L.D.. The Government, behind you, Director, behind Nick Fury, Stark, all of it stands Agent Coulson, quietly pursuing his alien agenda.
Mace: Conspiracy theories. From the man who literally mounted a conspiracy to have men in masks kill Inhumans.
Ivanov: I'm closing the door he opened. Allowing alien races to infect our world and convincing men like you to protect them. And I will make you admit, to me and yourself, that this is true.
Mace: Conspiracy theories. From the man who literally mounted a conspiracy to have men in masks kill Inhumans.
Ivanov: I'm closing the door he opened. Allowing alien races to infect our world and convincing men like you to protect them. And I will make you admit, to me and yourself, that this is true.
"That right there is the mail. Now let's talk about the mail. Can we talk about the mail, please, Mac? I've been dying to talk about the mail with you all day, OK? 'Pepe Silvia,' this name keeps coming up over and over again. Every day Pepe's mail is getting sent back to me: Pepe Silvia, Pepe Silvia... I look in the mail, and THIS WHOLE BOX IS PEPE SILVIA! So I say to myself, 'I gotta find this guy! I gotta go up to his office and put his mail in the guy's goddamn hands! Otherwise, he's never going to get it and he's going to keep coming back down here.' So I go up to Pepe's office and what do I find out, Mac? What do I find out?! There is no Pepe Silvia. The man does not exist, OK? So I decide, 'Ohhhhhh shit, buddy, I gotta dig a little deeper. There's no Pepe Silvia? You gotta be kidding me, I got BOXES full of Pepe!' Alright, so I start marchin' my way down to Carol in HR and I knock on her door and I say, 'CAAAAROL!!! CAAAAROL!!! I gotta talk to you about Pepe!' And when I open the door what do I find? There's not a single goddamn desk in that office! There is. No. Carol in HR. Mac, half the employees in this building have been made up. This office is a goddamn ghost town."
— Charlie Kelly, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack"
Music
"Now Stuart! If you look at the soil around any large U.S. city with a big underground homosexual population: Des Moines, Iowa, for example. Look at the soil around Des Moines, Stuart! You can't build anything in it; you can't grow anything in it! The government says it's due to poor farming, but I know what's really going on Stuart! I know it's the queers! They're in it with the aliens! They're building landing strips for gay martians, I swear to God!"
— The Dead Milkmen, "Stuart"
I'm an expert in my field
UFOlogy, yes, it's all real
Ancient aliens, it's all true
I'm an expert just like you
And like you, I'm a genius before my time
Disbelieving, that's the real crime
Pretty soon they'll discover me
In the Super-Sargasso Sea!
UFOlogy, yes, it's all real
Ancient aliens, it's all true
I'm an expert just like you
And like you, I'm a genius before my time
Disbelieving, that's the real crime
Pretty soon they'll discover me
In the Super-Sargasso Sea!
— Lemon Demon, "Touch-Tone Telephone"
There's been a deep connection since our very first date
Through our microchip implanted by Bill Gates
You can feel above us, it's in the air
And it's not just condensation, it's a chemtrail from my plane
Through our microchip implanted by Bill Gates
You can feel above us, it's in the air
And it's not just condensation, it's a chemtrail from my plane
Radio
"I'm like a chimpanzee, in a tree, jumping up and down, warning other chimpanzees when I see a big cat coming through the woods… I'm the weirdo? Because I'm sitting in a tree going OOH OOH OOH AAH AAH AAH"
— Alex Jones
Theater
It's just a matter of digging a little deeper, it's a matter of getting underneath what's up in there.
You think you know anything? Seriously?
Have you seen the code? No, NO-ONE sees the code! We are not in control!
No, it's all a fucking game! Yeah, it's all fucking rigged!
We don't get the figures, we don't get the reports!
All we get are scraps, man! Blurred by the mass media opiate haze!
Post a screenshot. Wake up, wake up! 'cause there are no coincidences!
You think you know anything? Seriously?
Have you seen the code? No, NO-ONE sees the code! We are not in control!
No, it's all a fucking game! Yeah, it's all fucking rigged!
We don't get the figures, we don't get the reports!
All we get are scraps, man! Blurred by the mass media opiate haze!
Post a screenshot. Wake up, wake up! 'cause there are no coincidences!
— Toby, Octet
Video Games
"My whole life I’ve been trying to make sense of this world - all the parts of it that never added up. When I was 10, I discovered Chas. Fort - his catalogs of strange facts. The incidents that science refused to acknowledge - "the damned." Fish that fell from the sky. Lights that dart through the night. People now vanish, never to be seen again. I would lay awake under the covers, with a flashlight - convinced I could see the pattern of it all. I was chasing the Mystery - an even bigger, grander mystery than the pulp novels that were my previous passion. The dots could all be connected - Order would be brought from Chaos, and the innocent would be saved. And it would be my doing... the mind triumphing over all this mayhem - all this random meaningless mess that is this world."
— Mark Meltzer, Bioshock 2: There's Something In The Sea
Zeke: Look, I'm being serious man, now DARPA is the mother-load of black-ops crap. If she's in with those clowns, you better watch out, son.
Cole: Yeah, yeah, yeah, and Santa Claus shot J.F.K, now where are those drinks?
Cole: Yeah, yeah, yeah, and Santa Claus shot J.F.K, now where are those drinks?
— inFAMOUS
I don't want to scare you, but you should be scared.
"THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE FOOD!"
I don't want to upset you, but you should weep for the world!
"They're gonna take your poor sweet grandma..."
And I don't mean to shock you, but...YOU NEED TO WAKE UP!! I'm Alan James, and I'll slap you so hard with the truth, you'll still be picking facts out of your face THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY!
"THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE FOOD!"
I don't want to upset you, but you should weep for the world!
"They're gonna take your poor sweet grandma..."
And I don't mean to shock you, but...YOU NEED TO WAKE UP!! I'm Alan James, and I'll slap you so hard with the truth, you'll still be picking facts out of your face THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY!
— Alan James, Not for Broadcast
"Look. Who I am isn't important. What is important, what is vitally important, is raising awareness of the truth. You can quote me on that, David O. Screed, editor-in-chief of "Weird Non-Fiction" magazine. Maybe you've read us... or maybe they stopped you. I'm talking the universal "they." Puppet governments, their shadow masters, Big Brother corporations, Satanic cults, squid worshippers, The Knights Templar - pick a card, man, any card. The wilder it is, the more out there it is, the better. Don't you get it? Put all the madness in plain view, then they call us crazy. The moral panic never lasts! We're the sheep and they're the cooks! I'm just one voice, but I'm making myself heard."
— Dave Screed, The Secret World
"Lovely woman, the Queen. For an ancient lizard posing as a human, anyway. But I tell you, she knows the score. It's the government that didn't want anyone to know about Dee's prophecy, not Her Maj. I hope they get her away to India or something. Their climate's better for reptiles, anyway."
— The Prepper, ZombiU
Web Comics
Professor: ...I'm not saying it couldn't be aliens. I'm just saying we don't have much information yet and the possibilities are practically infinite.
Rich: Why must you be so closed-minded?
Rich: Why must you be so closed-minded?
Rue: I've been trying to stay off the grid.
Tessa: The... grid...?
Rue: Y'know, the system! Big Sister! Like the M.G.S.I.? And the government? When you're a magical girl, they want to get all up in your business, y'know?
Tessa: The... grid...?
Rue: Y'know, the system! Big Sister! Like the M.G.S.I.? And the government? When you're a magical girl, they want to get all up in your business, y'know?
Web Original
Tarajeen was home early. Jeimos found her in the sitting room, making the mess worse by stabbing holes in the plaster wall with a kitchen knife.
"What in the world are you doing?" blurted Jeimos, dropping their bags by the door.
Tarajeen kept stabbing different points on the wall, didn’t miss a beat as she replied, "Zareen agents have planted pixie spies in the walls! I heard their scratching and their nasty little whispers! They can’t escape me! I’ll kill them all, the little bastards!"
"What in the world are you doing?" blurted Jeimos, dropping their bags by the door.
Tarajeen kept stabbing different points on the wall, didn’t miss a beat as she replied, "Zareen agents have planted pixie spies in the walls! I heard their scratching and their nasty little whispers! They can’t escape me! I’ll kill them all, the little bastards!"
— Looming Gaia, "The Shadow Sector"
Web Video
"If you closely analyze the explosions here, here, and here, you’ll notice that this is a controlled demolition. And if you take all segments and the first letter of each city that each segment was shot in, it spells out the word "CNHOS", which means nothing but it clearly reveals that the government has been infiltrated by The Illuminati, whose informant, as we all know, is none other than Chewbacca and the author of the third Harry Potter book, which alludes to an alien plot to destroy the world, but not just any alien, but this alien, this alien, and this alien. And who is the only human being who can save us from this Government Conspiracy?
Nicolas Cage."
Nicolas Cage."
Applejack: You guys, I am so sorry I didn't believe you. The chupapplecabra is real.
Granny Smith: Wait, hold on just a second.
Applejack: Not only that. The goverment is covering it up, the internet says so.
Granny Smith: Applejack, our point was that Applebloom should have fun, not that this shit's actually real. Also, aren't you best friends with, like, the government?
Applejack: It's not just that. I kept reading, and I learnt other true shit, too. The Wonderbolts are spraying chemicals in the atmosphere. Celestia and Luna are actually lizard ponies. The earth is flat. The cake is a lie. And our entire reality, even our thoughts and voices, is an animated simulation created by interdimensional puppeteers called Canadians.
Granny Smith: Wait, hold on just a second.
Applejack: Not only that. The goverment is covering it up, the internet says so.
Granny Smith: Applejack, our point was that Applebloom should have fun, not that this shit's actually real. Also, aren't you best friends with, like, the government?
Applejack: It's not just that. I kept reading, and I learnt other true shit, too. The Wonderbolts are spraying chemicals in the atmosphere. Celestia and Luna are actually lizard ponies. The earth is flat. The cake is a lie. And our entire reality, even our thoughts and voices, is an animated simulation created by interdimensional puppeteers called Canadians.
— My Little Pony: Totally Legit Recap, "Going to Seed"
Western Animation
Torture Technician: You stole files from our computer. Just tell me what you've learned.
The Question: Topically applied fluoride doesn't prevent tooth decay. It does render teeth detectable by spy satellite!
Torture Technician: Tell me what you know!
The Question: The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.
Torture Technician: Tell me what you know!
The Question: There was a magic bullet. It was forged by Illuminati mystics to prevent us from learning the truth!
The Question: Topically applied fluoride doesn't prevent tooth decay. It does render teeth detectable by spy satellite!
Torture Technician: Tell me what you know!
The Question: The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.
Torture Technician: Tell me what you know!
The Question: There was a magic bullet. It was forged by Illuminati mystics to prevent us from learning the truth!
— Justice League Unlimited, "Question Authority"
Vendel: You've never met a conspiracy theory you didn't like.
Blinky: I hate conspiracies. That is why I am dedicated to rooting them out.
Vendel: Like you rooted out the plot to rid Trollmarket of all its cat meat?
Blinky: That was a misunderstanding.
Vendel: Or the time you were convinced we were infested with flea trolls?
Blinky: Precaution is the soul of virtue.
Vendel: Everyone in Troll Market thinks you're paranoid.
Blinky: If it's everyone, it must be a conspiracy!
Blinky: I hate conspiracies. That is why I am dedicated to rooting them out.
Vendel: Like you rooted out the plot to rid Trollmarket of all its cat meat?
Blinky: That was a misunderstanding.
Vendel: Or the time you were convinced we were infested with flea trolls?
Blinky: Precaution is the soul of virtue.
Vendel: Everyone in Troll Market thinks you're paranoid.
Blinky: If it's everyone, it must be a conspiracy!
Levy: Hey, Mariner! I'm Lieutenant Levy. We went on a date last year. I don't know if you recall.
Mariner: Yeah, Steve, I remember. You said Wolf 359 was an inside job.
Levy: It totally was. So, hey, I was wondering, could you give this to your mom for me? It's just a few ideas I threw together on how to decorate the captain's yacht.
Mariner: Fine. Whatever.
Levy: You're the best. Thanks, Mariner. Changelings aren't real. The Dominion War didn't happen!
Mariner: Yeah, Steve, I remember. You said Wolf 359 was an inside job.
Levy: It totally was. So, hey, I was wondering, could you give this to your mom for me? It's just a few ideas I threw together on how to decorate the captain's yacht.
Mariner: Fine. Whatever.
Levy: You're the best. Thanks, Mariner. Changelings aren't real. The Dominion War didn't happen!
— Star Trek: Lower Decks, "No Small Parts"
"Humans just lead short, boring, insignificant lives, so they make up stories to feel like they're a part of something bigger. They want to blame all the world's problems on some single enemy they can fight, instead of a complex network of interrelated forces beyond anyone's control."
— Pearl, Steven Universe, "Keep Beach City Weird"
Sticks the Badger: Headphones pump in subliminal messages from the government.
Beth the Shrew: Really, mister?
Sticks: They have lots of ways of controlling you. Fluoride in the tap water, chemtrails, diet soda...
Beth the Shrew: Really, mister?
Sticks: They have lots of ways of controlling you. Fluoride in the tap water, chemtrails, diet soda...
— Sonic Boom, "Mombot"
Real Life
"You guys think this is real? Your all sheep idiots. Pause the video at 0:02 seconds. You think that's a real boot? If that was a real boot then why would it be black? This is so clearly propaganda from the Bush era. All of this is bollocks, 9/11 was an inside job and the guy who is in this video went missing for 3 days after this was filmed and then turned up covered in jam in a church struggling to breathe dragging the carcass of a camel behind him screaming 'dirty denim doublers. Fuck the administration, this world is a lie.' then he collapsed and died under a bridge. Why would there even be a bridge in a church??? All bollocks. Open your eyes you sheep."
— elroraps on this video of a guy being kicked from a train.
of a guy being kicked from a train."Why do you people keep trying to find symbolism everywhere? Life isn't a fucking comic book. The villains aren't going to leave clues for you"
— YouTube commenter John Doe on this video
"The appeal of conspiracy theories is that you are instantly smarter than 99% of everyone else on the planet.
That’s why, like they say, you can’t use logic to talk someone out of a position they never used logic to get into.
All they’re hearing is 'Hey, do you wanna go back to being average, while I keep calling you stupid and everyone reminds you how extra stupid you once were?'"
That’s why, like they say, you can’t use logic to talk someone out of a position they never used logic to get into.
All they’re hearing is 'Hey, do you wanna go back to being average, while I keep calling you stupid and everyone reminds you how extra stupid you once were?'"
"The thing about conspiracy theories is that in order [for them] to propagate, you have to be able to describe them over a maximum of two pints of beer. And that means that they won't, by nature, be very complex... but neither, interestingly, will they be very frightening — even if they involve the Reptiloid Illuminati. Their actual function in that simplicity is to protect us from the really terrifying realities, which are inherently vastly complex."
"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory.
The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control.
The world is rudderless.” — Alan Moore
