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From underwater aliens to time-traveling UFOs, Reddit's conspiracy theories will make you question everything! Join us as we explore the most compelling theories that could explain some of modern life's biggest mysteries. These aren't your typical tin-foil-hat stories - some of them might actually make sense!
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00:00I wouldn't have even thought that like cyber security could have made an issue with the 10 year
00:03with it being two different pictures that's kind of crazy to me. Welcome to WatchMojo and today
00:07we're counting down our picks for the most believable conspiracy theories from the depths
00:11of reddit. No! No Yoda! No Yoda! No Yoda!
00:19Number 20. The Suspicious Rise of Coding.
00:22I hope you don't screw like your type. Over the last decade, the popularity and promotion of coding
00:34have shot through the roof. Children as young as five years old studied the subject in school in
00:38hopes of improving their chances of employment as adults. Nine and his classmates also compete in
00:43coding competitions and earn colored belts for their achievements similar to martial arts students.
00:48However, if everyone's a coder, is it even a lucrative profession anymore?
00:53That's where the conspiracy comes in. As the supply of coders far exceeds the demand for the same,
00:58unemployment rises and salaries dip. Uninhibited growth in the workforce means big tech gets to
01:04engage more labor for less and keep the profits going. Knowing the grip capitalism has on the
01:09world, it doesn't seem ludicrous that this might have been the big plan all along.
01:13Coding careers are expected to grow 13% through 2026. It's also becoming so popular,
01:19many students are taking classes online, like Lambda School.
01:23Number 19. Banksy Revealed.
01:25Most normal art is built to last like hundreds of years. It's cast in bronze or it's oil on canvas,
01:33but street art has a short lifespan, so it needed documenting.
01:37The elusive street artist who has taken the world by storm with his revolutionary graffiti
01:42continues to evade identification to this day. One theory suggests that the co-creator of
01:47Gorillaz, illustrator Jamie Hewlett, is Banksy.
01:49If you can't get what you want, then come with me.
01:57An investigation into the business side of the artist's work by a forensic expert reveals Hewlett
02:01as the ultimate owner of several Banksy-related entities. However, what makes things interesting
02:06is how Hewlett's PR agent Joanna Brooks reacted. She stated firmly to Metro, the publisher that broke
02:12the story, that quote, Jamie Hewlett is not the artist Banksy. Either Brooks was particularly
02:17careless about the typo in her client's name replacing the E with an I, or it was a deliberate
02:22misspelling, which fed the rumors further. We'll go with the latter.
02:26You don't mind if I pass along your details to the police?
02:31No. What details have you got?
02:34I know your real name. I know your real name.
02:36Do you?
02:37Number 18. Frozen was a cover-up.
02:39Your sister? She returned from the mountain weak and cold. She said that you froze her heart.
02:46This theory dates back to the 70s when Cryonics fanatic Bob Nelson reportedly claimed Walt Disney
02:51was looking into Cryonics. As is common with urban legends, the story took on a life of its own
02:56even when it was revealed that the celebrated animator had been cremated. In fact, the whole
03:01reason Walt's daughter Diane set up the Walt Disney Family Museum was to end the gross speculation.
03:07Let it go, let it go, when I'll rise like the break I'm done. Let it go, let it go, that perfect girl is gone.
03:20When that didn't work, Disney released Frozen to drown out the Cryonics story once and for all,
03:25or that's what netizens believe. Now, when you search for Disney Frozen online, it's the studio's
03:31blockbuster hit that shows up, not a disturbing sci-fantasy. Intended or not, the result was ideal.
03:38Is Great Uncle Walt frozen underneath the Pirates of the Caribbean rock?
03:41He is not. We don't have him in an ice cube tray in the freezer. And no, not frozen.
03:46Was that the funeral? Remember it well? No, not frozen.
03:49Number 17. Aliens in the Ocean
03:51It's just like the mushroom planet. It looks exactly like a mushroom.
03:57The majority of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans, and they are largely unexplored. The
04:02constant discovery of new sea creatures is proof that we'll never truly know what lies down there.
04:07It's not outrageous to think then that extraterrestrial life, or at least alien technology,
04:12may be hidden away underwater. Strange phenomena like the Baltic Sea Anomaly, which revealed an
04:17unusual object in the seabed, offer compelling evidence in favor of this theory, too.
04:21The anomaly lies in international waters, and other nations' authorities around the Baltic Sea
04:28have shown an interest in the object.
04:30Similarly, American Congressman Tim Burchett's claim that a mysterious vessel is navigating the
04:35seas at a tremendous speed has raised eyebrows among alien enthusiasts.
04:38NASA's rare involvement with deep-sea exploration as compared to their prolific space missions
04:43only helps conspiracies thrive.
04:54Number 16. Museums don't display the real deal.
04:58Her head is much too large in proportion for the rest of the figure.
05:02So this is a late 19th century fake.
05:04Some Redditors argue that historically significant documents and iconic paintings like the Mona
05:09Lisa are not actually displayed in museums, at least not always. Instead, we see copies so
05:15the integrity of the originals can be preserved. In a sense, this is true. The United States
05:20Declaration of Independence, seen in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., is a signed copy.
05:24180 years of searching, and I'm three feet away.
05:29Of all the ideas that became the United States, there's a line here that's at the heart of all
05:33the others. So it's possible that other such artifacts could be replicas, too. It isn't too
05:38aggravating when we're in the know, perhaps just a bit of a bummer. However, the real question is,
05:44are museums hiding the real stuff in an elaborate con? And if so, do the originals even exist anymore?
05:50Whether there's merit to such doubts, only time will tell.
05:53Number 15. Egg prices are rising due to greedflation.
05:57More bidders willing to pay more for diminished supply means the price goes up.
06:02And consumer behavior is driving up demand as well, because of anxiety buying.
06:07The ridiculous price hike for poultry products in the United States has been
06:11memed seven ways from Sunday. However, there might be something much more sinister behind this
06:16inflation. We're told that egg prices are going up because the avian flu is driving down supply.
06:20While that is a contributing factor, the Justice Department is looking into whether industry
06:25giants might be restricting supply on purpose. We used to get a case for about $27, and now we're
06:31getting them for about $150. According to the New York Times, back in 2023, some of the largest egg
06:37suppliers in the U.S. paid millions of dollars in damages after being found guilty of orchestrating
06:42an inflation. So it wouldn't be surprising if it turns out Big Egg is milking the bird flu crisis to
06:48rake in the dough. That is greedflation.
06:51For now, though, the U.S. is looking to make up for some of the shortfall by importing eggs from
06:56Turkey, one of the world's biggest exporters.
06:59Number 14. Deep-sea fish sightings spell doom.
07:02A strange occurrence says not only one but two of the rarest creatures from the deep blue sea
07:07wash ashore in the same week in Catalina and Oceanside.
07:10Every time a creature from the depths of the ocean comes up to the surface,
07:13it sets off alarm bells. Legend has it that if deep-sea fish like the oarfish, also called the
07:19doomsday fish, are spotted near the surface, it means disaster isn't far behind. According to reports,
07:25an unusually high number of oarfish were once found beached across Japan, and the devastating
07:292011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami followed. Not so fun fact, they've been popping up more and more
07:35in recent years.
07:36The fish was that big. How big? It took 15 sailors to hold it.
07:42You don't have to be superstitious to acknowledge the gravity of this situation.
07:46Such displacement is most likely due to climate change causing disturbances in marine habitats.
07:50Needless to say, that's not only harmful to life underwater, but also on land.
07:55I won't even touch it.
07:58I'll actually touch it.
07:59Number 13. Too many mattress firms.
08:02I always wanted to go to a mattress store.
08:06Wow! I've never seen so many mattresses.
08:11This is one of those conspiracy theories that have a real-life impact.
08:14It started when Reddit users noticed that there were way too many mattress firm stores in the U.S.
08:19This led to speculation about the company's involvement with money laundering.
08:23It certainly did not help that the conglomerate that bought mattress firm in 2016,
08:27Steinhoff International, was later mired in a fraud scandal.
08:30It's home to your local sleep experts, and what's better than getting everyone the sleep that they need
08:34is the benefits that you get by working with us.
08:37Ultimately, in 2018, 700 mattress firms were closed down in one swift blow.
08:42The company maintained that they weren't cleaning dirty money.
08:45However, a lawsuit they filed against former employees claiming they pocketed kickbacks
08:49from real estate agents for encouraging expansion confirmed that something was indeed fishy.
08:54That case ended in a settlement, but this Reddit theory isn't going anywhere.
08:58There was a different mattress store on every corner right there in the same area,
09:02so I didn't care whether I bought one from one or the other.
09:05Number 12.
09:06The Hawaii false alarm may not have been a mistake.
09:14A lot of people got scared.
09:18Luckily for me, I was stuck through the whole thing.
09:20On January 13, 2018, Hawaiian citizens fell into panic after a missile alert flashed on their phone screens.
09:26Chaos descended on the island state as people feared an attack from North Korea.
09:30Some traumatic minutes later, it was revealed that the notification was a false alarm that was sent through
09:35because of a Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee's mistake during a drill.
09:40I can't say that I would do anything differently based on what I saw and heard.
09:45I feel very badly for what's happened, the panic.
09:50However, the man, who had allegedly made such errors before,
09:53later claimed he was 100% sure that the emergency was real.
09:56Either way, the mishap convinced conspiracy theorists that the false alarms were trial runs
10:02meant to study the public's reaction to an actual threat.
10:05Japan made a similar blunder a few days later, which further supported the claim.
10:09In the aftermath, people across Hawaii were confronted with this question.
10:13What would you do if this was the real thing?
10:15Number 11.
10:16The Hinge algorithm is terrible on purpose.
10:18What started out as a small company that struggled to compete with now billion-dollar giants like Tinder
10:24has grown to become one of the most popular apps in the dating space.
10:29Downloading, deleting, and re-downloading Hinge is a rite of passage in the era of online dating.
10:33Although love is at our fingertips, it's getting harder than ever to forge a real connection.
10:38This is because the system is rigged.
10:40Several users across the world have spoken out about their negative experiences on Hinge.
10:44Every time you say you like someone or you dislike someone, we're kind of learning on the back end
10:48and sort of figuring out like, okay, you like this type of person, you don't like that type of person.
10:52According to some claims, Hinge may be deliberately hiding its most attractive users from you
10:57after luring you in with an initial round of ideal matches.
11:00Likewise, your account is probably hidden too.
11:03Don't worry though, the app's premium subscriptions, which come with profile boosts,
11:07will save the day if you cough up a fee.
11:09Maybe it's designed to be deleted because it's not worth contributing to such an obvious money-making scheme.
11:15We are getting people out on great dates.
11:17And that's why I think you're seeing that people generally today,
11:20they meet online more than anywhere else.
11:22It has become like the most effective tool for people to meet.
11:26Number 10. Modern art auctions are a front.
11:29Does anyone really get modern art?
11:32Like, seriously, who buys a painting when it's just pure white?
11:35And how are these weird non-paintings selling at auctions for millions of dollars?
11:40I love, I absolutely love.
11:43Um, that's just the air conditioner.
11:46Well, one popular theory holds that modern art and art auctions
11:50are just a front for money laundering practices.
11:53Do you see how I echo money with my brush strokes?
11:57Yeah.
11:58Oh, yeah?
11:58Yeah.
11:59Dirty money is used to pay for paintings, whether they're really worth anything or not,
12:03which allows rich criminals to launder their cash in such a way
12:06that the government cannot touch it.
12:08While it would certainly go a long way to explaining how the price of art got so inflated,
12:12People's art sucks!
12:14You're living a lie!
12:16You're living a lie!
12:18Yeah, take it down!
12:19You're living a lie!
12:20Number 9. Walk-Up Piercer
12:22There have been some crazy connections made between movies over the years,
12:25but one of the most strangely compelling is the idea that the 2013 dystopian movie Snowpiercer
12:31is really a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
12:35Would you wear a shoe on your head?
12:37Proponents of the idea cite numerous similarities,
12:40including that both feature characters traveling through a fantastical structure,
12:44who are then progressively whittled down as they progress through it.
12:48You repair his kindness with violent organism!
12:52The idea is that the train's inventor, Wilford, is actually an older version of Charlie Bucket,
12:58who modeled his frozen dystopious lifeboat on Wonka's self-sustaining candy factory.
13:03It may be pure imagination, but it is fascinating nonetheless.
13:07Don't just stand there! Do something!
13:10Help! Police! Murder!
13:13Number 8. The U.S. Doesn't Offer Free Higher Education Because of the Military
13:17While the U.S. offers free public education up to the end of high school,
13:21universities and higher learning costs, well, an arm and a leg would be an understatement.
13:27Although there have been growing calls for the government to fully fund higher ed,
13:30many see it as unlikely for one simple reason, the U.S. military.
13:35In the U.S., military service is voluntary.
13:38However, it also offers subsidized access to higher education along with service,
13:44giving lower-income families opportunities they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford.
13:48The conspiracy theory states that the government would never fully fund higher education,
13:53because if everyone had free access to college without the added danger of active service,
13:58far fewer people would choose the military.
14:00Are you ready to sign up on GoArmy.America?
14:06Number 7. The First Cosmonauts In Space Never Returned Alive
14:10Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go to space, right?
14:14Well, some have posited that prior to Gagarin's historic flight,
14:18the Soviet Union sent several other cosmonauts to space,
14:21where they either died or were captured by foreign powers upon their return to Earth.
14:25After several decades of propaganda, lies, and official denials,
14:30the truth about one of humanity's greatest achievements can now be told.
14:34Given the Soviet Union's secretive nature, it's easy to believe this theory,
14:39even though there are several big holes in it.
14:41We have photographs where we believe a cosmonaut in training has been airbrushed away.
14:47For one thing, Soviet space records have been made available to the public.
14:51And for another, the USA was keeping a close eye on the USSR during the space race
14:57and definitely would have caught wind of any rocket launches.
15:00Even after several decades, CIA and U.S. State Department documents are still classified on this issue.
15:07Number 6. Area 51 is a decoy
15:10For over half a century, conspiracy theorists around the world have obsessed over Area 51,
15:17a Nevada Air Force base often associated with UFOs and extraterrestrial conspiracies.
15:22It wasn't even publicly acknowledged until 2013.
15:24But one Reddit theory suggests that Area 51 is only a decoy for the real location
15:30where the U.S. conducts alien experiments.
15:32I got a top secret for you.
15:35There's no such thing as flying saucers.
15:37The theory goes that even if Area 51 has conducted experiments on UFO technology in the past,
15:43it makes a lot of sense to keep the public's attention focused anywhere
15:47but where the real work is being done currently.
15:49Any magician can tell you that misdirection is a powerful tool.
15:53The truth. What is going on here at Area 51?
15:57What are these black budget projects?
16:00We just fly these birds.
16:02They don't tell us what makes them go.
16:03They engineer them all up in Utah.
16:05Number 5. The 10-Year Challenge was created for facial recognition.
16:10Social media is full of memes designed to get people to post photos of themselves,
16:14but one in particular has been cited as being more than it appears.
16:17O'Neill says sharing how we've aged could be mine to train facial recognition algorithms.
16:23The 10-Year Challenge, in which people post pictures of themselves both currently and 10 years prior,
16:28has been suggested to have been crafted so as to give facial recognition software
16:32a baseline for how people's faces change over the course of a decade.
16:35It's very possible that someone else seeded that challenge
16:39so that they could capture those two images and use it for whatever means.
16:45Although a lot of these photos were already available on social media,
16:48specifying the 10-Year Gap and then placing them side by side
16:52would be a lot easier than data mining millions of people.
16:56I think this is a huge privacy concern that people are unaware of.
16:59Number 4. The FBI Starts Reddit Conspiracy Threads
17:03One of the most meta-reddit theories out there posits that government agencies,
17:08such as the FBI, are actually the ones who start Reddit conspiracy threads.
17:12In this way, the agencies are able to better keep track of what the public knows but can't prove,
17:18or else they use the threads to discredit some theories
17:20by making those that believe in them seem like they're unhinged.
17:23This kind of thing has the appearance of being believable
17:25because of how easy it would be for agencies to use this method
17:28for both information-gathering and disinformation.
17:31I'm with the FBI.
17:34Number 3. The Roswell Incident Was a Soviet Aircraft
17:37In 1947, an unidentified flying object crashed at a ranch in New Mexico.
17:43While the military has subsequently claimed it was a weather balloon,
17:46UFO believers have claimed the object was alien in origin,
17:50and that the military is involved in a cover-up.
17:52Are we truly alone?
17:58Or are we being lied to?
18:01However, what if the conspiracy theorists are right about the cover-up,
18:05but wrong about the UFO's origin?
18:08One idea suggests that the Roswell Incident was actually a Soviet aircraft
18:12that was shot down or crashed on U.S. soil.
18:15Some suggest, conversely, that the Soviets faked a crash to spread panic.
18:18The flying disc that landed at Roswell
18:22had not been sent from outer space,
18:25but had in fact been sent by Stalin.
18:28The cover-up was to stop people from panicking
18:31that America's Cold War nemesis managed to come close
18:33to striking at the heart of the country.
18:35Number 2. Pockets vs. Purses
18:37The pockets on most clothing marketed towards women suck.
18:42They're usually too small to hold anything bigger than a toothpick,
18:45and whenever there is a piece of clothing with good pockets,
18:48it's super exciting.
18:49So, why doesn't the fashion industry make bigger or better pockets
18:53for women's clothes if the demand is there?
18:55One Reddit theory suggests that fashion companies
18:58are purposely keeping these pockets useless to sell more purses.
19:02After all, you don't see a lot of purses made for men,
19:04and they seem to be doing just fine.
19:06So, if people who wear women's clothes didn't need purses anymore,
19:10surely purse sales would plummet, right?
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19:28Number 1. UFOs are flown by future humans
19:31As we've seen, plenty of theories abound about aliens and UFOs.
19:36But, one that's been gaining a lot of traction on Reddit
19:39is the idea that the crafts and creatures that some believe exist
19:42and originate from elsewhere in the universe
19:44actually originate from Earth.
19:46From the far future.
19:48It would certainly explain why the popular images of aliens
19:50look so much like we do,
19:52and why so few UFOs have been spotted from space.
19:55They never had to leave Earth's atmosphere.
19:57By traveling back in time,
19:59perhaps these future humans are trying to investigate their past
20:02to solve some future crisis.
20:04Or, to stop it from happening altogether.
20:07Now what's going on there?
20:08History.
20:10What's the most outlandish conspiracy theory you've heard of?
20:12Tell us in the comments down below.
20:14Hey, uh, what was the purpose of life anyway?
20:17Who knows?
20:18Probably some hogwash about the human spirit.
20:21Sounds about right.
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