The only way is to find out for yourself. And examine what the proponents of these theories really believe so that you can make up your mind. Gillin, Joshua (26 May 2017). "Conspiracy theory that Comey hid Seth Rich's ties to WikiLeaks based on retracted story". PolitiFact.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018 . Retrieved 25 April 2018.

Political conspiracy theories may take generalized and wide-ranging forms concerning wars and international bodies, but may also be seen at a localized level, such as the conspiracy theory pertaining to the 118th Battalion, a British regiment stationed in Kitchener, Ontario, during World War I, which was believed by some in Kitchener to still be present years after the war ended and to be controlling local politics. [194] Boxing has featured in conspiracy theories, such as the claims that the second Ali-Liston fight [353] and the first Bradley- Pacquiao fight were fixed. [354] Shergar Armenia pulls out of Azerbaijan-hosted Eurovision show". BBC News. BBC. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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Pope Renounces Papal Throne". Vatican Information Service, 2 November 2013 Bulletin – English Edition. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 . Retrieved 15 July 2014.

Muzaffarnagar: 'Love jihad', beef bogey sparked riot flames". Hindustan Times. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014 . Retrieved 18 April 2014. Here, a real image of Buzz Aldrin saluting the U.S. flag on the surface of the moon. (Image credit: NASA) The Roswell Daily Record from July 9, 1947, details the Roswell UFO incident. (Image credit: Roswell Daily Record) Flat Earth theory first emerged in 19th-century England, despite the Earth's spherical nature having been known since at least the time of Pythagoras. It has in recent years been promoted by American software consultant Mark Sargent through the use of YouTube videos. [333] Flat-earther conspiracy theorists hold that planet Earth is not a sphere, and that evidence has been faked or suppressed to hide the fact that it is instead a disc, or a single infinite plane. The conspiracy often implicates NASA. Other claims include that GPS devices are rigged to make aircraft pilots wrongly believe they are flying around a globe. [334] [335] RFID chips An RFID tag, exposed by the damage to this Oyster card In 1853, the Scottish minister Alexander Hislop published his anti-Catholic pamphlet The Two Babylons, [134] in which he claims that the Catholic Church is secretly a continuation of the pagan religion of ancient Babylon, the product of a millennia-old conspiracy founded by the Biblical king Nimrod and the Assyrian queen Semiramis. [134] It also claims that modern Catholic holidays, including Christmas and Easter, are actually pagan festivals established by Semiramis and that the customs associated with them are pagan rituals. Modern scholars have unanimously rejected the book's arguments as erroneous and based on a flawed understanding of Babylonian religion, [134] but variations of them are still accepted among some groups of evangelical Protestants. [134] The Jehovah's Witnesses periodical The Watchtower frequently published excerpts from it until the 1980s. [135] The book's thesis has also featured prominently in the conspiracy theories of racist groups, such as The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. [136]Akyol, Mustafa (31 October 2014). "The Middle East 'mastermind' who worries Erdogan". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017 . Retrieved 10 January 2017. Numerous persons, including former MI5 officer Peter Wright and Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn, have alleged that former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson was secretly a KGB spy. Historian Christopher Andrew has lamented that a number of people have been "seduced by Golitsyn's fantasies". [98] [99] [100] Malala Yousafzai Nigerian President Buhari denies death and body double rumours". BBC News. BBC. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018 . Retrieved 4 December 2018. There is a wide variety of alternative history conspiracy books to choose from; however, these seven are a little more robust in terms of reliability and evidence. It is arguably worthwhile reading an alternative view of history and then making up your own mind, instead of just accepting the official version as fact. There is much evidence that, at least in some cases, official versions of events are not as they seem. And authors such as Bernays, Fuller and Epperson give a good reason as to why this is the case.