The Most Outrageous U.S. Conspiracy Theories

The Kentucky Derby

Fuller took the claims to court. The situation rocked the community which led to speculation on what actually happened. Fuller was a supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and even donated money to his family. There are suspicions that an anti-civil rights group sabotaged the horse. Another theory is that the FBI plotted against Fuller because J. Edgar Hoover disliked King and Fuller. 

Chemtrails

Chemtrails are exhaust trails left behind in the sky by airplanes. The conspiracy theory is that the chemtrails are actually chemicals left by the government to poison communities. The theory was stemmed from Idaho citizens who claimed that the chemtrails caused over 2,000 geese to fall from the sky and die.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.