Shannon Craig
Alright everyone, put on your tinfoil hat because it’s time to explore some of the newer conspiracy theories out there. While many of us are familiar with iconic conspiracies such as the Earth being flat, the moon landing being faked, and literally everything about the Illuminati, it’s time to shed a light on some of the lesser-known theories that have hit the web.
“Birds Aren’t Real”
Birds Aren’t Real is a movement that originated over three years ago, claiming that the CIA took out nearly 12 billion birds between 1959 and 1971 with specially altered B-52 bombers stocked with poison because directors were “annoyed that birds had been dropping fecal matter on their car windows.” The birds were supposedly then replaced with robots that could be used to surveil Americans.
That’s right, everyone, the pigeons that are driving you crazy are actually from the feds according to this theory.
Behind the conspiracy theory is 20-year-old Peter McIndoe, an English and philosophy major at the University of Memphis. He first introduced Birds Aren’t Real in January 2017 during his city’s Women’s March by displaying signs and expressing that, “Birds are a myth; they’re an illusion; they’re a lie. Wake up, America! Wake up!”
While some say the theory is likely satire, either way, it’s an interesting conspiracy to follow.
It’s Not Delivery, It’s Apparently Just DiGiorno
In October 2018, a tweet claimed that the pizza chain Little Caesars was actually serving DiGiorno brand pizza straight from the grocery store freezer section.
The theory originated when a grocery store employee was photographed at a Little Caesars located inside of a New York Kmart with a shopping cart full of DiGiorno pizzas. It has since been confirmed that the pizzas were just expired inventory that the employee was disposing of, but chances are Twitter may still disagree.
Either way, your local pizzeria can probably get you a better pizza, so support local business and order some actual delivery tonight!
Let it (Fake) Snow!
This conspiracy theory originated in Georgia where, after Atlanta received two inches of snow, people started to notice something odd with how the snow was responding to heat. The original video shows people trying to melt the snow with blowtorches and failing. As a response, a conspiracy theory was born to explain the snow’s behavior, stating that the government was spreading chemicals while pretending it was just frozen water. However, the theory does not explain why the government is looking to poison the state of Georgia.
The internet jumped to the defense of the government (and the snow) to explain that snow turning black instead of melting is caused by the chemical element, Butane, that fills up a lighter. Any melted water seems to disappear because as the water is melting the snowball, the snowball is absorbing the water.
Conspiracy theories can be a fun way to explore random, and sometimes extreme, explanations to the things we see in the world. While we’re pretty sure that the Earth is round, birds are real, and snow is just snow, it can be fun to take a look at the conspiracy theories people come up with to explain weird things going on in the world!
