The document discusses various conspiracy theories including subliminal advertising, which was banned by the FCC due to its deceptive nature; electronic banking, which some believe is a tool for global control; and chemtrails, which are scientifically explained as contrails but are associated with theories of population control. The document also covers outlandish theories such as alien reptiles controlling humanity and the mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, dismissing these claims as unsupported by experts. Lastly, it addresses conspiracy theories regarding the origins of AIDS, which the scientific community consistently refutes.

1. CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Quick Hits

2. SUBLIMINAL ADVERTISING
• Can subliminal advertising make you purchase a product?
• According to Howstuffworks.com, a subliminal message (meaning, below
"limen," or our conscious perception threshold) is a "message embedded
into images or sound meant to penetrate into our subconscious and
influence our behavior."
• The term was coined in 1957, by James Vicary, a market researcher who
inserted messages into a movie that was showcased in a New Jersey theater.
The carefully hidden message instructed moviegoers to drink Coca-Cola
and eat popcorn.

3. SUBLIMINAL ADVERTISING
• The use of subliminal advertising purportedly increased in the following
years, and in 1973, author Wilson Bryan Key wrote a controversial book
about the subject. The following year the Federal Communications
Commission launched an investigation, during which they determined that
subliminal advertising was "intended to be deceptive."
• Following a series of hearings, the FCC banned the use of subliminal
advertising.
• Today, experts continue to disagree on how effective subliminal messages
are. Several independent studies have been conducted, perhaps the most
famous of which was done by a Canadian TV station, which flashed the
message "Call now" to viewers during a broadcast. According to the
station, the message had no effect on their viewers.

4. ELECTRONIC BANKING
• According to some conspiracy theorists, virtual money – credit and debit
cards – was created by a "secret group" that plans to dominate the world.
• The plan, according to theorists, is to completely eliminate paper and coin
currency so that citizens rely solely on electronic banking. Once that goal is
achieved, the "secret group" will cause a worldwide electronic blackout,
which will simultaneously erase everyone's bank account information, thus
creating chaos and panic.
• The alleged motivation behind the plot is the reintroduction of slavery
into the modern world. The benefactors vary – depending on which theory
you subscribe to.
• Again, this is another theory that experts refuse to waste their time
acknowledging or debunking.

5. CHEMTRAILS
• Certainly you've noticed the white trail in the sky that is left behind by high-flying
jets. Odds are you would be hard-pressed not to see one whenever you
look up on a clear day. So what exactly is that trail? According to conspiracy
theorists, it is a cocktail of chemicals and biological agents that are being
deliberately sprayed for – depending on which theory you subscribe to –
population control, weather control and biowarfare.
• The trails have resulted in thousands of complaints to both the U.S. and
Canadian governments. Both countries deny any wrongdoing.

6. CHEMTRAILS
• Investigations have been launched by numerous scientific communities, all
of whom found no factual evidence to support the conspiracy theories.
Instead, they claim the white trail is actually a condensation trail (contrail)
that is a result of normal emissions from the aircraft engines' exhaust.
• Regardless of the explanations, chemtrail conspiracy theories continue to
persist on the Internet.
• "If you try to pin these people down and refute things, it's, 'Well, you're just
part of the conspiracy'," NASA scientist Patrick Minnis said in a recent
interview with USA Today.

7. CHEMTRAILS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktOOxvFaemU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-jzJrOuvKM

8. ALIEN REPTILES
• Chances are you have heard theories regarding the death of Diana, Princess of
Wales; however you might not have heard the most recent claims – regarding
the royal family's alleged shape-shifting abilities.
• According to Christine Fitzgerald, a former confidante of Diana, the princess
once told her that the royal family was made up reptilian aliens from a faraway
galaxy.
• Similarly, BBC reporter David Icke believes that humanity is under the control
of alien reptiles. In an article titled "The Reptilian Connection," he writes:
• "These 'gods' could not take over the planet openly because there are not
enough of them, so they are doing it covertly by appearing human. Movies
like They Live, The Arrival (the first, not the sequel), and the U.S. television
series, V, tell the story of what is REALLY going on. I urge you to think about
watching these movies to get up to speed if you are new to all of this."

9. ALIEN REPTILES
• You might find Icke's views a bit skewed; however he has managed to
garner a large following in recent years and continues to give sold-out
speaking engagements around the world.
• Interestingly enough, there are several Web sites devoted to alien reptiles
and the belief that some of us are extraterrestrial beings. One site in
particular, abovetopsecret.com, even provides a step-by-step guide for
determining if you are not of this planet. Indicators include the "feeling
you don't belong here on this planet" and the possession of supernatural
abilities, including "telepathy, clairvoyance, clairsentience super empathy."
• Experts have refused to recognize or attempt to debunk the reptilian
claims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LT7sfDRJ
1w

10. BERMUDA TRIANGLE
• Is there a mysterious force that causes ships and planes to disappear in the
Bermuda Triangle, or is this just another far-fetched theory?
• Located in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Bermuda
Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, covers roughly 500,000 square
miles of the ocean, with apexes in Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico.
• There is no mistaking that a large number of vessels have gone missing in
the area; however the explanation for those disappearances is where the
conspiracies come into play. According to theorists, supernatural elements
are responsible for the disappearances. Some say extraterrestrial beings are
to blame, while others point to the mythical lost continent of Atlantis.
• Adding more mystique to the incidents are reported compass variations, in
which a compass will point to true north rather than magnetic north.

11. BERMUDA TRIANGLE
• The U.S. Coast Guard and other experts familiar with the triangle discount
supernatural elements as being responsible. Instead, they point to the fact that
the triangle is situated in a heavily traveled area of the ocean. They say that the
number of incidents that occur there are no greater than those that occur in
other parts of the ocean. They feel that any number of natural occurrences -
including tropical storms and rogue waves – could be responsible. They also
point to the possibility of pirates and mechanical failures.
• In regard to the compass problems, experts say that there are no unusual
magnetic anomalies in the area and cite the fact that all compasses have natural
magnetic variations.
• Regardless of whom you believe, one thing remains certain: The Bermuda
Triangle will undoubtedly continue to remain a source of mystery and intrigue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xggkk95I4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYajkHqqqak

12. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
• There are multiple conspiracy theories floating around about the origin of AIDS. For
the sake of space, we'll take a look at two of the more popular versions that have
gained steam in recent years.
• In the first version, conspiracy theorists claim that AIDS is a biological weapon that was
created for the Pentagon. The theory goes on to claim that the Pentagon used it
deliberately to control the population of lower-class citizens in the United States.
• To back up their claim, theorists point to a paper trail that shows taxpayer money was
set aside in 1977, for the creation of a biological weapon. The first reported cases of
AIDS emerged in Africa in 1978.
• In the second version, conspiracy theorists claim that AIDS was accidentally created by
a scientist who was working on a polio vaccine using chimpanzee kidney cultures that
were infected with SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus). Theorists say that as a result, a
mutant variant of the disease – AIDS – was created.
• Scientific consensus has rejected these and other conspiracy theories. The common
belief among them is that AIDS originated in Africa during the 1930s.

13. QUICK HITS
Time Travel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcds7int17Q
Titanic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHs6J0OXVI

14. SOURCES
http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crime-fighting/10-conspiracy-theories.
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