Shut the windows.
Close the doors.
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We’re about to talk some crazy talk, ok?
This isn’t for the weak-willed or the simple minded.
Are you ready?
Being locked indoors for extended periods of time can make people come up with some
more…
Gribblesque theories.
However, the latest flood of conspiracy theories are simply the newest of the bunch.
Folks have always had far-fetched hypotheses, and they change with the times.
Most, when put under some form of scrutiny, fall apart.
But some manage to hold up, and continually encourage people to believe.
Hello horror heads, and welcome back to the scariest channel on YouTube: Top5ScaryVideos.
I’m your horror host, Keegan Hughes, and today we’re going to be looking at the Top
5 Scary Conspiracy Theories That Might Be True.
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Perfect, let's begin.
NUMBER FIVE: WEATHER CONTROLLING LABS IN ALASKA You heard me right, some people have decided
that a research lab up North is actually meant to control the weather.
It could be a movie plot, but is there anything to this theory?
There is a facility in Alaska known as the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program,
or HAARP.
Built to study the ionosphere, an energetic and largely inaccessible section of the upper
atmosphere, it makes use of a high-power radio frequency transmitter to perturb the area
and then measure the perturbations.
It looks like a fenced-off field of antennas, which is fertile ground for conspiracies.
While everyone involved with the research program itself maintains that it is strictly
used for research purposes, many skeptics claim otherwise.
Some think that the lab can be used to control the weather, and has been used to cause problems
for people around the world.
From droughts to unusually high wind speeds, there isn’t much that hasn’t been blamed
on the government or military altering weather patterns.
It seems that some even think it caused the Columbia space shuttle to destruct back in
2003.
If that isn’t far-fetched enough for you, people have also come forward with claims
that HAARP can trigger earthquakes, turn the atmosphere into a giant lens, and even flip
the Earth’s magnetic poles.
Mind control is on the table, too.
All of these theories intensified when the Air Force announced that they would be ending
the program, and potentially destroying the physical equipment.
Folks seemed to think that this was an admission to some fishy business.
Eventually, in 2016, it was announced that HAARP would be opening up for an annual open
house to dissuade visitors of those ideas.
Maybe it will convince the theorists.
Or maybe, it will convince them that they got too close to the truth.
NUMBER FOUR: THE YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO Don’t worry about Yogi and BooBoo, they’re
at Jellystone for the time being.
But the rest of us might need to brush up on our lava survival tactics.
Beneath the famous geysers and springs lies a massive supervolcano.
Known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, it is thousands of times more powerful than your
average volcano.
If it were to erupt, it could cause untold destruction across America.
Ash and debris would fly for potentially thousands of miles, covering the landscape with volcanic
dust.
Needless to say, things wouldn’t be easy.
Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like the volcano will erupt any time soon.
Or, will it?
The first gigantic eruption of this volcano happened 2.1 million years ago, followed by
2 more: one 1.3 million years ago, and another 664 thousand years ago.
So we shouldn’t get one in our lifetimes, right?
Well, some conspiracy theorists say that we’re in more danger than we might think.
Depending on who you ask, you might get different answers concerning a Yellowstone eruption.
Some say that the next eruption will be small potatoes, and won’t amount to much.
But others think that it’ll be huge, and that the government knows exactly when it’ll
happen.
If the government knows when it will happen, and won’t let the public know, one might
assume that it’ll be within a few lifetimes, and therefore is a real, terrifying threat.
Maybe this information can be used to leverage power, or to keep the populace blissfully
unaware.
Who knows?
But if the volcano is going to explode soon, sending volcanic ash all over the place, the
people should probably know.
Or maybe not, considering how the general public usually deals with bad news.
NUMBER THREE: THE BRUNSWICK MINERAL SPRINGS We’ll stick with the geothermal conspiracies
for a moment.
In Vermont, there is a place known as the Northeast Kingdom, famous for its natural
beauty and mysterious springs.
There are six streams of water, flowing side-by-side, each with totally different mineral content.
Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, White Sulphur, Bromide, and Arsenic.
Stay away from that last one.
Way back in the day, these springs were seen as medicinal miracles by the Indigenous folks
around there.
They believed that the waters were meant to be shared with any who needed them.
However, as they tend to do, some colonizers decided that these waters should be sold for
profit.
Thus began a skirmish between some enterprising businessmen and a couple young individuals
tasked with protecting the springs.
The colonizers killed the protectors, drawing the ire of a shaman.
The shaman said that anyone who would use these sacred waters for profit would never
prosper.
A warning, or a curse?
Well, the second is claimed to be true by conspiracy theorists.
Since the shaman proclaimed the perils of profiteering, four hotels have opened nearby.
All four have mysteriously burned down.
It could be a curse, it could be a secret society of spring protectors, or maybe it’s
just bad luck.
But there’s no way to know for sure at the moment, and it’s not likely folks will ever
really figure it out.
But as long as the healing waters flow, you can bet that strange things will happen in
the Northeast Kingdom.
NUMBER TWO: THE ODDITIES AT DENVER AIRPORT There is a whole lot to consider here.
The Denver Airport is absolutely massive: twice the size of Manhattan proper.
This shouldn’t come as too big a surprise, though, considering that it is one of the
United States’ busiest runways.
Seeing off millions and millions of travellers, this place seems to be pretty normal.
At least on the surface.
But ever since the airport opened in 1995, it has been subject to all sorts of occult
claims.
First and foremost, the Denver Airport went waaaaay over budget.
Over 2 billion dollars, apparently.
Why, and how, would they go so far over-budget?
Well, some claim that these airport expenditures are actually to cover up for some more sinister
spending.
Claims that the airport shelters many apocalypse bunkers for the world elite are about, with
connections between the Freemasons and the Illuminati being drawn.
What better place to hide a major secret society than at a major airport, right?
These theories are supported by strange evidence from around the many hangars and gates.
There is an engraving crediting the airport to the New World Airport Commission.
This rubs some folks the wrong way, because no such organization exists.
However, this name was chosen by an arts advocate who wanted to reference Dvorak’s New World
Symphony.
Interesting.
There is also plenty of art throughout the airport that signals something strange going
on.
Murals of burning buildings and authoritarian figures can be found all over the place, encouraging
conspiracy theorists to draw up apocalyptic ideas.
Do the murals predict the end of the world?
Well, if viewed in context, they actually present us with a story, beginning with horror
and ending with a utopian vision of peace and environmental stewardship.
Huh.
Of course, what’s a good conspiracy theory without the inclusion of aliens, right?
Those bunkers I mentioned before could very well house any number of extraterrestrial
life, right?
Maybe even some Icke-style reptoids?
All sorts of sightings have been circulated, with folks saying that they say green people
running around, or vaguely reptilian graffiti somewhere.
Speaking to those in charge of the airport, a lot of what people are seeing, or claiming
to see, are the results of workers embracing the mystique of the airport.
They’ve been known to pull pranks, and add goofy art to the walls in the underground
areas of the airport.
Although, that’s just what they would want you to think, isn’t it?
If you’re interested enough, add visiting the Denver Airport to your bucket list.
Let me know if you find anything mysterious.
NUMBER ONE: ALIENS Speaking of aliens!
Here we’ve got the most fundamental of conspiracy theories.
Extraterrestrial life, mucking about in our human business.
Isn’t it the most exciting idea of all?
The best part is: nobody can really prove anything in either direction!
Arguing that there is no such thing as extraterrestrial life lands you in the same place as arguing
that there is.
There are plenty of conspiracies concerning aliens floating around, though.
There’s Area 51, the legendary government complex that may or may not be full to the
brim with life beyond our own.
Is the government experimenting on these green little weirdos?
Are they hiding alien technology from the general public?
Did Lil Nas X actually manage to smuggle an alien out?
We may never know.
Beyond just the knowledge of aliens, there are conspiracy theories concerning aliens
affecting life on earth.
Some say that aliens did Stonehenge, others say they built the pyramids.
Some say they’ve kidnapped, probed, and replaced certain humans, leaving an alien
presence on planet Earth.
Pod people could already be among us!
Again, we may never actually know!
What’s your favourite alien conspiracy theory?
OUTRO We made it to the end of the list!
I wonder how many government watchlists I’ve managed to get myself on to at this point?
Oh well, I do it for you folks.
So what did you think?
Do you believe in any of the theories I presented?
I’m not so sure that I do.
Have you ever stumbled upon something unexplainable?
On a scale of Katniss Everdeen to Ned Stark, how much do you trust the government?
Make sure you let me know down in the comments!
Speaking of comments, let’s take a look at some of your more inexcusable ones from
the TOP 5 BIGGEST JUMP SCARES IN HORROR MOVIES: Tomxaros says “not horror, but Bilbo and
the ring in the first LOTR always gets me.”
Oh, that’s a real good one.
You don’t expect to see something like that in the Shire, now do you?
Taiya001 says “One big jumpscare not in a horror movie that shocked me deeply is the
dead body of the faux-Batman in the Dark Knight, slamming into the windows.”
I think the makeup job on that cadaver is pretty frightening, too.
Robin Blackwood says “The Number 5 one is so weird, cus whenever I think about it I
always think it’s kinda goofy with the weird makeup, but then whenever I actually watch
it I die a little on the inside from the scare.”
That’s the mark of a top-notch scare, even when you’re ready for it, it gets you.
Victor Valdez says “If they ever make a FNAF movie, that will have to be on a Jump
Scares list.”
Oh, you would probably be able to make a couple lists just on the jump scares in that movie.
It’s kind of their thing, eh?
Steve Reynolds says “Meh!
I’ve had bigger jump scares from farts that turned into sharts.”
And I’m sure whoever was doing your laundry at the time had their fair share of jump scares,
too.
Maybe lay off the gas station burritos for a bit.
And that’s all the time we have for today!
Before I head off to meet my friends the Executioner and the Dragon Slayer, make sure to give this
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Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you next time!