Top 10 Secrets People Think The US Government Is Hiding

Are vaccines causing more harm than good? That’s what some people would have you believe. The anti-vaccine movement has been around for decades, but didn’t really become prominent until the 1990s when an article claimed there was a link between autism and the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. While this study has since been widely discredited, it has resulted in parents choosing not to vaccinate their children, which in turn has caused an increase in diseases like the measles. Conspiracy theorists would have you believe thatgovernment officials are behind this vaccine poisoning to support the lucrative pharmaceutical industry, or control the population but this seems highly unlikely. Right?

Sticking with the topic of diseases, this well-known theory claims that the government, and specifically the CIA, created HIV to reduce the populations of gay men and African Americans. This theory stems from the fact that, at its beginning, the virus appeared to affect these specific groups more so than others. While African Americans and homosexual men have been the victims of prejudice and injustice for many years, it’s hard to believe that the government would create a deadly disease to eliminate these groups – regardless of the era. However, it wouldn’t be the first unconscionable thing the government’s done, so who knows?

#8: Anyone Could Be a Secret Government Informant

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You may be a secret informant without even knowing it. Seriously. In 2008, Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act, which gave thegovernment the authority to surveil Americans’ international communications. The Freedom of Information Act required the government to release FISA documents, but they withheld the identities of electronic communication service providers that provided information, stating that these businesses would be harmed if their customers knew they were giving information to the FBI. So, essentially, your cell phone provider could be allowing the FBI to surveil your activity, and you will never know about it.

The government released reports outlining what caused the financial crisis of 2007-08 and as most of us already know, things like faulty regulations, toxic mortgages and a basic failure of the system were primarily to blame. However, were those in charge of such predatory practices prosecuted and punished for their crimes? Not in the United States. White-collar criminals in Iceland, for example, were sent to jail for their roles in the economic crisis. But in the U.S., not only were these financial figures not held accountable; they were given jobs within thegovernment itself [Ex: Henry Paulson]. This causes many conspiracy theorists to suspect that the government is controlled by banks – and specifically, Goldman Sachs.

#6: The U.S. Government Distributed Crack Cocaine Themselves

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The government has been called a lot of things – murderers, racists, and now drug-dealers. In the late 1990s, Gary Webb, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, wrote a series of articles that linked CIA agents in Central America to drug rings in Los Angeles. Webb claimed that the government protected its Nicaraguan allies and allowed them to sell cocaine to black residents in South Central LA. Why would they do this? Allegedly, so the CIA-backed terrorist rebel group the Contras could receive funding and so thegovernment could carry out their plot to destroy inner city black America.

Many conspiracy theorists suggest that the government is poisoning us somehow, whether to keep us docile and controllable or to support pharmaceutical companies. Could they be using airplanes to do it? Some people believe that the traces left in the sky by planes are not simply condensation trails but actually chemical agents, which are distributed to control the population. This claim has been widely dismissed by scientists around the world who have repeatedly stated that there is nothing irregular about these trails. Still, this theory has plenty of prominent supporters, including Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.

#4: The Moon Landing Was Faked

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Nearly half a century later and people still don’t believe that we actually sent people to the moon. On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon. This effectively ended the Space Race, a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. Of course, many people believe that the landing was staged to ensure that the U.S. got the upper hand on their Cold War rivals. Others believe that it was simply used as a distraction from the disastrous Vietnam War.

#3: Who Killed JFK (And Why)

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In Dallas, Texas, on November 22nd, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. While the Warren Commission claimed that Oswald acted alone, many people believe that the President was murdered for a far bigger reason. While there are dozens of theories regarding the assassination, with blame being placed on the Soviets, the Cubans, and even the Mafia, one theory suggests that Kennedy’s vice president Lyndon B. Johnson may have been involved. Johnson has been accused of disliking the Kennedys and was worried that he may be dropped from the Kennedy ticket in 1964. But, more importantly, Kennedy conspiracy theorists think the government isaware of what happened and have consistently covered it up.

#2: The Whole Story Behind 9/11

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When the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11th, 2001, many people immediately believed that this was something more than an act of terrorism. Similar to the attack on Pearl Harbor, some claim that the U.S. government had ample warning about the attacks, but chose to ignore them so they would have a motive for initiating a war in the Middle East. Others believe that the towers collapsed as a result of a controlled demolition, which once again the Bush Administration could use to support invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Before we unveil our number one pick, here are a few honorable mentions: - Project MKUltra: CIA Mind Control Program - FEMA Concentration Camps Detain Dissenting U.S. Citizens - Philadelphia Experiment - Television Controls Your Mind - Government Hired Nazi Scientists & Whitewashed Their Backgrounds to Gain Access to Their Research

Whether it’s Area 51 or the Roswell crash, we seem to have an obsession with alien conspiracy theories. In 1947, a United States Air Force surveillance balloon crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, but some people would have you believe that it was actually an alien spacecraft. If it was a spacecraft, it was likely moved to Nevada’s Area 51, where theorists claim that the U.S. government examines alien technology and houses alien life forms. Although documents have revealed that Area 51 was actually used as a testing location for spy planes, people still believe that this is all just a cover-up for the existence of extra-terrestrial life. Do you agree with our list? What secrets do you think the government is hiding? For more exciting Top 10s published daily, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com.