FactORFaked Conspiracy theories get a second look
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Moon landing
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, former On July 20, 1969, the crew of the American spaceship, Apollo 11, became the first to president, on Nov. 22, 1963, changed the course of set foot on the moon. It was famously known as “one small step for man, one giant leap presidential American history. However, Lee Harvey for mankind,” by the words of astronaut aboard Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong. Oswald, convicted assassin, is suspected by many as not Or was it? being the real shooter. Over the years, there has been much speculation on whether or not man has actually Conspiracies about the Kennedy assassination arose a set foot on the moon. Many reasons have been given as for why it did not happen. short time after the bullets were fired while the assasThree of those reasons are the flag waving, the lack of stars, and the Stanley Kubrick sination of Lee Harvey Oswald, only two days later, only theory. continued to fuel conspiracy theorists. The biggest reason that the moon landing is thought to have been faked is the Official government reports say that the sole killer of American flag. The American flag is considered to be one of the most symbolic moments the president was Oswald; of the moon landing. The only flaw is the fact that the flag is waving. The but many analysts such problem is that the atmosphere has no air. Therefore, the flag should not be as Jim Fetzer say that the blowing at all. angle of the bullet could Another reason that people think the moon landing is faked is the fact that not have come from a absolutely no stars can be found in any pictures. Being in space, stars should single shooter. be able to be seen from all around. However, in many pictures, none can In the opening years of be seen. There are also no clouds on the moon, therefore making any stars his presidency, Kennedy around visible. attempted to de-escalate One of the strangest reasons that the moon landing is supposed to be the conflict in Southeast faked is the Stanley Kubrick theory. Stanley Kubrick is most known for his work Asia, (Vietnam) which on the 1968 movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” He was then later supposedly directly opposed the view approached by the US Government to hoax the first couple of moon landof many legislators. ings. It is believed that either Kubrick was approached after the film was reMany believe the asleased, or he was making the movie, and that it was somewhat of a practice sassination was an inside run for him. Evidence that supports this claim can be shown 12 years later, in John Fitzgerald Kennedy, former president, speaks in a job to keep Kennedy from another one of Kubrick’s films, “The Shining.” press conference during his time in office. meddling with the war It is said that clues from the Apollo 11 shirt being worn by the little boy, to effort. Jack Nicholson’s “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” rant repeating the word While the death of Kennedy remains a mystery, many “all,” possibly being the same as A11(or Apollo 11). draw independent conclusions about his death.. Whether the moon landing was in fact, faked, or not, it has given mankind something to aspire to.
Amelia Earhart: Where is she? Students weigh in on where they think the famous pilot is
“I think Amelia Earhart was shot down over the Pacific by the Japanese. She was killed in 1937; at that time the Japanese were taking over the Pacific, and that’s where her last radio transmission came from.” - Marissa Zayat, jr. “I think Amelia Earhart simply crashed into a deserted island and lived for a short time. I don’t think they ever found her or her plane, so she may still be out there.”- Josh Dutton, sr. jackclaytonreporter calsiebenmarkreporter armaanahmedreporter imagesviaWikimediacommons
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Tupac Shakur When talking about conspiracy theories the death of Tupac Shakur, rapper, often comes to mind. Shakur was shot Sept. 7, 1996, in the passenger seat of his BMW 750 and died in a Nevada hospital on Sept. 13, 1996. Many fans do not believe Shakur was actually killed; conspiracies have swelled around his death and how and why he could be alive today. Some point to that an autopsy was never performed as his body was cremated following his death, not to mention that Shakur spent six days in the hospital. Niccolo Machiavelli, 15th century Italian diplomat, philosopher, and author, advocated the faking of his own death. The parallels between Machiavelli and Shakur are very real, as Shakur viewed himself as a humanist and a philosopher, like Machiavelli. Not only this, but Shakur often referred to himself as Makaveli. Another ambiguous topic relating to the death of Shakur is who ultimately killed him. The question has remained unanswered after 19 years. Conspiracies have pointed out that Shakur may have been set up by the believe that Tupac driver of the BMW, Suge Knight. is dead Reports from one of Shakur’s body guards, stated that the guards were told not believe that to carry weapons. Ironically a gang member attempted to attack Shakur at the MGM on Tupac is still alive Sept. 7, 1996. Some fans speculate that Knight set up Shakur’s death, but the public may never know the truth.
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