10 Conspiracy Theories that Turned Out to be True

1.

Tobacco companies used to conceal the truth about the harm of smoking. In 1998 many tobacco companies admitted it was true.

2.

Nicole Scherzinger did all the singing for the Pussycat dolls. In 2012 she admitted to singing 95% of the lyrics.

3.

The CIA used to study UFOs. Several years ago US intelligence published documents online related to UFO studies from the 1950's.

4.

Someone else sings for Britney Spears. In 2007 the father of a backup singer revealed his daughter sang the album Blackout.

5.

Big oil companies conspire to fix the price of oil. In 2008 journalists found proof that 4 oil companies were colluding.

6.

The FBI was watching John Lennon. In 2000 the case of John Lennon was declassified proving they had surveillance on him.

7.

There was a Soviet spy in American Congress. Samuel Dickstein secretly worked for the Soviet Union leaking info about the military.

8.

Big Pharma try to make you pay for problems that don't exist yet. Osteopenia is one such condition that rarely develops into osteoporosis, but they present it as a disease that requires a very expensive treatment to reverse.

9.

Coca-Cola downplays the harm of sugar. According to the New York Times Coca-Cola has spent millions on studies that shift the blame for obesity away from sugar.

10.

NSA agents listen to phone conversations. In 2016 Edward Snowden declassified information about telephone spying.